Well, when I packed my bags and prepared my climbing gears, I was looking forward to climbing the Himalayas, or at least one peak...and not all due to time constraints and reasons.

However, when I reached Tibet, after struggling for quite a while to get a five-days pass, I got kind of ill, because of food, cold and wet climate, an amount of factors contributed to my feeling too lousy to climb. I managed to climb as high as 5,000m and took some wonderful images. I walked around Lhasa, again taking photos and enjoying Tibet as much as possible.

The next group was scheduled to leave on the 1st of October and return from the Ama Dablam on the 29th of October which kind of left me in the air taking into account that my return ticket is due on the 16th. The authorities advised ...

I still have a few hours till departure . . . my house is filled with climbing gear... photo equipment...video equipment... some pressure and background music. I already feel the weariness of the two day flight and another three day march until the high areas. I check again and again the blades of the ice axes, the carabiner screws, the altitude bots, the ropes, the altimeter and everything that may seem not thoroughly checked. The optical equipment has already been “polished” by skillful men from IOR; Chargers of all kinds lay beautifully arranged for power charging. I empty the storages and the hdds of my laptop. I seal the photo and video cameras. Weather will be constantly wet and cold there...helplessly wet and cold.

The scale always pulls my ears ”take that ...

Satwa Guna expedition in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal (Ama Dablam mountain (22,349 feet))

A year ago I thought to myself that I could use some Indian dust on my sandals, a glimpse from a Tibetan child, some Chinese woman's caresses . . . and right now I am in the middle of preparations for a short trip to the country of those with immortal souls.

I spiced my holiday with a bit of mountains from the Himalayas (Ama Dablam) ...and this is how Satwa Guna part II emerged. You might wonder what is Dreamstime doing in this story with magicians and mystics? Its participation is completely understandable taking into account that it is one of the partners and exceptional image promoters of this expedition.

As no pleasure is for free, and usually you ...

When you wake up from a sound sleep and you walk dizzily towards the window hoping that the light and the vividness of the street will animate you, the first reflex is to watch panoramically. The habit of your conscious requires this thing as a necessary evil. The panoramic look and the mechanical twist of the neck produce a soothing effect through the physical internal press puncture as well as the self re-awareness and re-awakening process in the familiar space. This fact is certainly well-known to those who produce advertising and images since wherever you slowly turn your eyes, the accent falls on the panoramic image, panoramic advertisement, so on and so forth . . . generally on the panoramic unfolding of the visual "event".

The social psychology of the panoramic ...

The story begins

Once upon a time, a long time ago, someone tried to define the continuous and hypnotic state of living through the lenses of the camera. What do you mean hypnotic? Well, you just try to hang around a neck all day long and furthermore, to be swung carelessly and mercilessly in the burning sunshine. Let me just tell you how much dust and light I've swallowed because of a maniac, a lunatic who kept me hanging. Yes, by the neck (his).

I promise to also reveal some tricks I have experienced myself. Don't laugh, it's no fun looking straight at the sun while keeping your head down.

Hot summer morning and a lot of noise in the hallway, suddenly felt and extremely unpleasant sensation. Awakened by HIM from my sound sleep on the ...