About the Author

I am Losang, a foreigner who has lived among the people of the Tibetan Plateau for the past 10 years and call this area home, though I am originally from the Pacific Northwest area of the US. I have been fortunate enough to travel over 300,000 kms overland across Tibet spending much of that time in the remote nomadic areas. I am married and have 2 young boys.

I have lived on the Tibetan Plateau since early 2002. I have studied both Chinese and Tibetan at universities in Tibet and worked for a non-government organization (NGO) for several years in the Tibetan adult education department. I have done numerous projects across Tibet including medical fund raising, purchasing yaks for poor herders and delivering new winter clothes to over 350 nomad children.

I have done research on Tibet for the Discovery Channel, BBC and Animal Planet and have been a corespondent for Lonely Planet, Fodor’s, DK China and Frommer’s travel guides. I also spent 4 years arranging custom tours of Tibet and the greater Himalaya region. I enjoy photography and have had pictures from Tibet published in books and magazines across the globe.

If you are interested in using or purchasing any of the pictures found on this website or have any travel related questions regarding Tibet, please email me at thelandofsnows@gmail.com.