Gavin Maxwell / Traditional huts in mountain landscape, Yarlung gorge, Tibet May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung gorge, Tibet, May 07, 'Wild China' series Note - world's deepest gorge,

Gavin Maxwell / Rongbuk monastery with Mount Everest in background, Tibet, June 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Rongbuk Glacier with Mount Everest, Tibet, June 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Pilgrim / Monk and prayer flags at Joklang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Pilgrims practicing prostration at Joklang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer Flags and people at the Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer Flags and people at the Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Pilgrim at Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Pilgrim / Monk and prayer flags at Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Bar headed geese (Anser indicus) on water, Yarlung Valley, Tibet 2007 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer Flags at the Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Yak skull and Mani Stones at Namtso Lake, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Stone pile and prayer flags at Yamdrok Lake, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Buddha statue and devotional artifacts, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Street scene with The Potala in the background: The Dalai Lama's ex-residence, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Golden Buddhist architecture with The Potala in the background: The Dalai Lama's ex-residence, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / The Potala with reflection in lake. The Dalai Lama's ex-residence, Lhasa, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / The Potala, Lhasa, Tibet. The Dalai Lama's ex-residence 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Prayer flags at the Saga Dawa festival, with Mount Kailash in the background, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Kailash, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / River valley and camp, with Mount Kailash in the background, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Tibetan Monk and prayer flags, with Mount Kailash in the background, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Kailash, Tibet, with steep rock faces in the foreground 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Kailash with Tibetan symbols. Kailash, the Mythical Mount Meru, is the source of major rivers and is the axis of the world in Tibetan Buddhism.

Gavin Maxwell / Red flower (Incarvillea mairei) endemic to Tibet, providing colour to the barren landscapes of the Tibetan Plateau. Chang Tang, Western Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Red flower (Incarvillea mairei) endemic to Tibet, providing colour to the barren landscapes of the Tibetan Plateau. Chang Tang, Western Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) with prayer flags and mountains in the background. Xiongse nunnery, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Bedstraw Hawkmoth (Hyles galii) on pebbles. Namtso Lake, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Tibetan wild asses / Kiang (Equus kiang) grazing, with snow-capped Himalayas in the background. Chang Tang, Western Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Domestic yak (Bos grunniens) on the shoreline of a lake in Yangpachen, Tibet 2007

Gavin Maxwell / Thermal Springs in Western Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Hot Spring Snake (Thermophis baileyi) on shoreline of thermal spring. Yangpachen, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Hot Spring Snake (Thermophis baileyi) in thermal spring. Yangpachen, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Hot Spring Snake (Thermophis baileyi) on shoreline. Yangpachen, Tibet

Gavin Maxwell / Trees and reflection in water, Juizhaigou national reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, Sichuan province, China, October 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Trees and reflection in water, Juizhaigou national reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, Sichuan province, China, October 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Flock of Black necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} feeding in farmland, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Three Black necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07, Wild China

Gavin Maxwell / Three Black necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Namcha partly hidden by cloud, Yarlung gorge, Barwa, Tibet, May 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} hanging off branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} hanging off branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} with baby, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Everest and Rongbuk Glacier, Tibet, June 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Group of Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys {Rhinopithecus roxellana} grooming in tree, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Mount Everest from Tibet, June 07, 'Wild China' series