Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry - Should have ben off-list. Regards, Dick On Apr 02, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > John - Trust you're well. Seeing this reminded me that I missed your > birthday, so, about a week late: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! > > The next time I'll be in NY is Friday the 22nd. Hope we can get the group > together for dinner then. It's been a while. > > Best, > > Dick > > > > On Apr 02, 2011, at 7:41 PM, John Lee wrote: > >> To the LUG, >> >> Opening Reception at the Leica Gallery >> Thursday, April 21, 6-8PM >> >> NICHOLAS VREELAND >> Return to the Roof of the World >> Curated by Elizabeth Avedon >> >> This exhibition follows the journey of photographer and Buddhist monk, >> Nicholas Vreeland, >> as he accompanied his teacher, Tibetan incarnate Lama Khyongla Rato >> Rinpoche, on his return >> to Tibet after 50 years. Rinpoche, author of "My Life and Lives," fled >> Tibet in 1959. In 2003, he >> visited his birthplace, in Dagyab, Eastern Tibet, and Vreeland >> photographed the journey. These >> black and white photographs were taken as they rode horseback many >> hours each day towards >> "The Roof of the World" where Rinpoche was welcomed by devotees, many >> of whom had never >> before seen their Lama. >> >> Nicholas Vreeland, Director of The Tibet Center, New York, and editor >> of "An Open Heart, Practicing >> Compassion in Everyday Life," by The Dalai Lama, lives part time at >> Rato Monastery, reestablished >> Karnataka, India. "Photos for Rato," an exhibition of Vreeland's >> photographs to raise funds for the >> reconstruction of Rato Monastery, was held at the Fondation Henri >> Cartier-Bresson in Paris, and has >> since toured Europe, India, and the United States. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information