I found out in early February that there was a chance for some of my photography work to be published in National Geographic Traveler Magazine, alongside an article written by my friend Siobhan, who I had met in Kathmandu, and trekked the Annapurna Circuit with in November.
After a few weeks of patiently waiting to hear back from the editors, I found that one of my photos from the Buddhism Sanctuary Trail was selected as the background of Siobhan’s one-page feature on new travel experiences available in the Himalayas. On March 8, this piece, and my photo, were published in print in the UK, in the April 2022 issue of Nat Geo Traveller. Scroll down for a closer look at the page as it appears in print.
This all came as an incredible series of fateful events and encounters.
Fate led me to meet the Trail Angels in the Balkans in September and then to have the privilege of photographing their High Scardus Trail Project.
After that, fate led my sister to book a flight to Kathmandu, which led me to do the same in order to protect her and travel alongside her. Fate would have it that she could not ultimately board her flight, and so I landed in Nepal seemingly for no reason.
From there, I abandoned a trek to Everest Base Camp due to what I had thought were Covid 19 symptoms.
My early abandonment of the trek led me to meet Siobhan upon her arrival in Kathmandu, and subsequently to befriend her as we undertook the Annapurna Circuit Trek together, where we chance met a new friend, Kevin, who would later aid me in scouting the Buddhism Sanctuary Trail for the Trail Angels in December. It is Kevin who appears in the image that was published along with Siobhan’s article, as he scans the horizon dominated by Number and Kharyolung.
I’m beyond grateful to have had this opportunity and the privilege of being published in such a prestigious magazine. It’s been an inspiring and validating moment, and I intend to keep working towards more opportunities to be published as a travel photographer.
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And next is the same image in its original orientation:
