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A photograph of a rocky, reddish-brown mountain peak topped by a cluster of whitewashed stone buildings with small windows. Strings of colourful prayer flags stretch from the summit down the slope and across the ridge. In the foreground stands a small two-storey building with a green sloped roof, a red lower roof and large windows, surrounded by low walls and more fluttering prayer flags in blue, red, yellow and green. The sky is pale blue with heavy white clouds. No people are visible.

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A scenic photograph of a steep, rocky hill with a whitewashed fortress-like monastery built into its face, rising above a barren, sparsely grassed plain under a cloudy blue sky. In the foreground, a small two-storey building with a red-and-green roof stands beside a long white structure strung with colourful prayer flags in red, yellow, green and blue. A lone cyclist in dark clothing rides on the road at left, and a small blue-and-white bird logo appears at the top left. No people are seated or performing rituals; the scene is a landscape view of a high-altitude Tibetan-style site.2012-08-07August 07 20122012-08-07A scenic photograph of an empty paved road running straight toward a steep, rocky, brown hill crowned by a small whitewashed monastery-style building with a red-trimmed roof, its slopes strung with colourful prayer flags. A roadside two-storey building with red-and-green roof trim and white-framed windows stands at right beside a yellow ground-level wall and a round white 30 km/h speed-limit sign. Strings of multicoloured prayer flags stretch across the hill and along the roadside, and the sky is overcast grey. No people are visible.2012-08-07A photograph of a steep, layered brown rock cliff rising above a gravel plain under a clear blue sky. Near the base of the cliffs on the right sits a small whitewashed building with red trim, a monastery-like structure, with a few prayer flags strung on the slope beside it. Scattered boulders and sparse green grass cover the lower hillside. No people are visible in the scene.2011-08-06A photograph of a steep, rocky hillside beside a pale turquoise lake under a partly cloudy sky. Many strings of colourful prayer flags in red, yellow, blue, green and white stretch from the rock face across the slope and over a dirt path. A small whitewashed structure with dark roofs sits on the cliff edge at left, and distant brown mountains line the far shore. Low green scrub grows on the slopes. No people are visible.2012-08-07A stone monastery-style building with a red-painted upper section and a small red and orange flag on a pole clings to a rocky cliff in the foreground. Beyond it, a snow-capped mountain with a pyramidal peak rises above a tan, eroded ridge under a deep blue sky with scattered white clouds. A dry valley and riverbed run along the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.2012-08-08A rugged, layered reddish-brown rock cliff rises against a partly cloudy sky on a barren, stony hillside. Strands of multicoloured prayer flags in red, yellow, blue and white, along with red cloth streamers, are strung across the rock face and hang down over its base. No people are visible. The scene is an open high-altitude landscape with sparse scrub on the ground.2012-08-06A photograph of a rocky hillside covered with many flat stones carved and painted with Tibetan mani script in white and orange tones, with stone shrines or chortens in white in the background. Colourful prayer flags in yellow, green, red and blue stretch across a bright blue sky with white clouds over a high open landscape. No people are visible.2012-08-07August 07 20122012-08-07August 06 20122012-08-06A scenic landscape photograph of a dirt path climbing a barren, rocky hillside beside a calm blue lake under a partly cloudy sky. Colourful multicoloured prayer flags are strung in long lines and draped over a rock outcrop near a small stone building with a pitched roof on the ridge. Low green shrubs and scattered stones cover the slope, and distant mountains lie across the water. A wooden cart rests at the lower right edge of the path, and dry stone walls line the trail.2012-08-07A barren, rocky mountain valley with tall layered brown cliffs behind a pale glacial stream. In the foreground, a cluster of colourful Tibetan prayer flags in yellow, red, blue, green and white is tied to rocks and strung over the water, with a small wooden footbridge at left. No people are visible; a few distant buildings sit on a ledge in the cliffside.2012-08-08