Colors of Nepal: Kathmandu, Boudha, Bakthapur, Patan, Pharpin

Peter Takeuchi has done a great service to us with his open-hearted approach to ordinary Nepali people. Surely the first step in practicing compassion is to not look away. So for each fleeing moment, in the lives he captures with his lens, Mr. Takeuchi reminds us to look at the joys and everyday comfort of living and the sorrows of poverty and failure in these Nepali faces. In this book Nepal is more real and beautiful because it is not glamorized. He never tells us what to think or do in these photos, but only to open our own hearts and feel the emotion of the moment.

Beautiful images that tell candid and human stories of Nepal, a must for a photography lover. The book takes readers through exploring Nepal and the everyday life oh its inhabitants and visitors. Peter Takeuchi captures details that might otherwise go unnoticed to the average passerby; life's simplicity and grace are depicted in this beautiful and at the same time harsh landscape, where life's lessons can be found in every corner.

I've flown all over the world. You see the real people when you walk the streets. Peter has a knack for showing them. He's got a library of travels in Thailand, China, India, and a few other countries in south and east Asia. I hope he does another collection.

I visited Nepal in 2012 and felt the photo's truly captured the essence & spirit of the Nepalese people.It is a great photo journal.

Just good! I didn't guess this is only a collection of Nepali scene.

Beautiful photography, powerful pictures of people, food, places. Countries I may never see with my own eyes are featured; truly amazing!

good quality photos

Many books I’ve seen about Nepal feel like an outsider’s perspective, focusing solely on beautiful temples and landscapes (which are breathtaking), yet neglecting the stories of everyday life and the people who live there. This book is different. Not only are the pictures beautiful and intriguing, but as other reviewers have noted, they transport you there, immersing you in the feelings of watching life unfold in a country so full of contrasts: human dignity, human hardship; modern technology, ancient infrastructure; surreal beauty, gritty reality…. Even the way the pictures are laid out, surrounded by a flurry of colors, reminiscent of the Buddhist flags seen throughout Nepal, makes you feel like this is a book of Nepal, rather than about Nepal, if that makes sense. It’s been many years since I’ve traveled through Nepal, but this book instantly brought back feelings I thought I’d never feel again without actually going back. When I look at the pictures, and read the short personal descriptions about each one, I have to say, it’s some of the best armchair traveling I’ve ever done. And it’s as close as my coffee table!