Portfolio for Toronto Star Photography Awards 2014

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This is the portfolio that won me the "Photographer of the Year" award at the Toronto Star Photography Awards 2014

Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, a.k.a. The Blue Mosque
A Worker's Party rally in Bhaktapur
Street market vendors use candles during a blackout in Kathmandu
One of our younger porters - Suresh - resting
Mt. Ama Dablam (6812 m) dominates the view east of Cho La
A Ghunsa kid hiding from the camera
Fall around Round Lake, Ontario
Local kids by the trail
A toddler with his grandmother in Kokhana
Morning views from the trail to Renjo La
2 nameless peaks south of Island Peak
Climbers navigate the crevasses and the plateau below the summit of Island Peak
Preparing tongba in the morning at Mamangkhe. Tongba is an alcoholic drink typical for the Kanchenjunga region. It is prepared from boiled and fermented millet and is consumed warm.
The Saturday market (bazaar) in Namche Bazaar
To buy or not to buy? That is the question ;-)
The steepest part of the ice wall of Island peak
Kids playing cricket in the streets of Bhaktapur
Moon rising over Island Peak base camp
Night at Drag Lake, near Haliburton, Ontario
I called this one "Chasing the sunset". Playing at Ipperwash Beach on the shores of Lake Huron, Western Ontario.
A goat family in Ghunsa
Everest sunset from below Kala Patthar. This is less than a minute before the light goes out completely.
Experimenting with the camp fire light and the fog at night