Ladakh [Hardcover]

Prabir C. Purkayastha (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2006 | ISBN-10: 3791335936 | ISBN-13: 978-3791335933

In this gorgeous visual tapestry, a gifted photographer shares his spiritual journey through a landscape at once unforgiving and nurturing. Nestled among the world's highest mountains lies Ladakh, a remote region of Northern India known for its rugged beauty. For more than a decade, Prabir Purkayastha has made pilgrimages to this bastion of Tibetan culture, bringing back with him the photographs that comprise this book. Gold-tinted panoramic vistas of snow-blanketed fields seem to glow from within, while prayer flags fluttering against a cerulean sky appear to leap off the page. Portraits of wizened faces alternate with centuries-old statues. Ladakh is more than a feast for the eyes, as Purkayastha's text also feeds the soul, narrating his work with searching prose. "There's a place I have found where mortal words have no meaning," writes Purkayastha, "and every awakening is the beginning of another dream." As provocative as it is meditative, "Ladakh" is a unique journey that deepens with the turning of each page. Prabir Purkayastha's work has been exhibited internationally, and in 2002 he was awarded the Habitat Award for Best Photography Exhibition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing (March 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3791335936
• ISBN-13: 978-3791335933
• Product Dimensions: 17 x 12.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,773,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly beautiful book, June 5, 2008

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I bought this for my husband as a one year anniversary as we both are huge fans of Ladakh, especially after trekking there last Summer. The photography is stunning and the text to go along is wonderful and meaningful. This is an art book, one that we will always love going back to and look at. A must have for lovers of big beautiful books.