Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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