Fragile splendour

A book of photographs reflects the magnificence of the Nepal Himalayas but also highlights its ecological vulnerabilities

Shyam Saran  October 29, 2016 Last Updated at 00:00 IST

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NEPAL HIMALAYA: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME Publisher: Vajra Books Photographs by: Sujoy Das Text by: Lisa Choegyal Pages: 299 Price: Rs 1,935 There is a certain magical quality to black and white photographs that often goes missing in colour images. This is particularly true of mountain landscapes. Black and white photos seem to accentuate the contours and highlight contrasts that only an artist's brush delivers more skillfully than a photographer's craft. And yet the incredible photographs of the Nepal Himalayas, soaring over its quaint villages and shaping the lives of its ...

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Fragile splendour