12.04.2012

NICHOLAS VREELAND: A Monks Journal Preparing for HH Dalai Lama Visit

 Little Ones Study
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
 
 Manooj's Painting Team
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

 Tashi Milks and Cares for Our Buffalo
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
 
 
Monks Polishing
 Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

Workman, Studio Portrait
Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland
 
Workmen
 Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland

 The Monks of Rato Monastery, Mundgod, Karnataka, India
 Photographer Nicholas Vreeland (2nd row, center)

"Here we prepare for a visit from His Holiness. All hands are on deck." Buddhist monk and Photographer, Nicholas Vreeland, is the Abbot of Rato Monastery, Mundgod, India. Read more about Vreeland in the Washington Post here.

Robert Delpire selected twenty black and white Fine Art photographs by Nicholas Vreeland taken over the 24 years he has been a Rato monk. Each image, signed and numbered, is part of a limited edition of 25 that are on sale to raise money to support Rato Monastery. Purchase 'Photos For Rato' online here

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very interesting...

Pierre

Susan May Tell said...

This is great! I imagine all there are excited AND nervous!

the plant gardener said...

Love the photo titled Little Ones Study.

laurent girard said...

really glad you put all these images together.