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In 2002, Ken Griffiths was commissioned by Conde Nast to visit the recluse mountain nation of Bhutan. Travelling with renowned writer John Ryle, not knowing quite what to expect. Bhutan had been—until relatively recently—a closed kingdom, with few being able to freely enter and behold its majestic sights.
BHUTAN
Buddhist Monks
Young monks lined in front of their Buddhist Monastery
Traditional Dress
Portrait of a dancer in the Jambay Lhakhang festival
Temple
The ornately decorated prayer room at Wangdiphodrang Dzong
Tiger's Nest
Taktsang Monastery, also known as Tiger's Nest, in the morning light
Festival Bhutan
Masked Dancers at the Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival
Governor
Dasho Pem Dorji, governor of Wangdi Phodrang Dzong village
Shop Dry Goods
An interior portrait of a local vendor's dry local goods store
Boys in Street
A portrait of two young monks, taken on the streets of Jakar
Monk smiling
The head monk at Wangdi Phodrang Dzong, in ceremonial robes
Festival Bhutan
Masked Dancers at the Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival
Buddhist Monks
Young monks lined in front of their Buddhist Monastery
Buddhist Monks
Young monks lined in front of their Buddhist Monastery
Traditional Dress
Portrait of a dancer in the Jambay Lhakhang festival
Temple
The ornately decorated prayer room at Wangdiphodrang Dzong
Tiger's Nest
Taktsang Monastery, also known as Tiger's Nest, in the morning light
Festival Bhutan
Masked Dancers at the Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival
Governor
Dasho Pem Dorji, governor of Wangdi Phodrang Dzong village
Shop Dry Goods
An interior portrait of a local vendor's dry local goods store
Boys in Street
A portrait of two young monks, taken on the streets of Jakar
Monk smiling
The head monk at Wangdi Phodrang Dzong, in ceremonial robes
Festival Bhutan
Masked Dancers at the Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival
Buddhist Monks
Young monks lined in front of their Buddhist Monastery
Buddhist Monks
Young monks lined in front of their Buddhist Monastery
Traditional Dress
Portrait of a dancer in the Jambay Lhakhang festival
Temple
The ornately decorated prayer room at Wangdiphodrang Dzong
Tiger's Nest
Taktsang Monastery, also known as Tiger's Nest, in the morning light
Festival Bhutan
Masked Dancers at the Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival
Governor
Dasho Pem Dorji, governor of Wangdi Phodrang Dzong village
Shop Dry Goods
An interior portrait of a local vendor's dry local goods store
Boys in Street
A portrait of two young monks, taken on the streets of Jakar
Monk smiling
The head monk at Wangdi Phodrang Dzong, in ceremonial robes
Festival Bhutan
Masked Dancers at the Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival
Buddhist Monks
Young monks lined in front of their Buddhist Monastery
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