Photo credits
The photographs on this site come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Each was resized and cropped to fit the page. Thank you to every photographer.
![]() | An archer in a gho draws his bow at a village match. | Footlooseinme | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | Black hat dancers spin in bright silk robes. | Stephen Shephard | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source |
![]() | A Himalayan blue poppy in bloom. | 阿橋 HQ | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Source |
![]() | Rows of lit butter lamps in a temple. | Original uploader was Technopilgrim at en.wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source |
![]() | A woven basket full of dried red chillies at a market. | Erik Charlton | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | Red chillies spread to dry across a hillside, a farmer walking past. | Chuck Moravec | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | A black-necked crane feeding in a winter field. | Phuentsho | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A dancer in a painted animal mask and silk robe. | Christopher J. Fynn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A masked dancer spins in a courtyard hung with bright cloth. | Mommyatwork | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | The chortens of Dochula pass among cypress trees. | Chirag85 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A dragon painted on the wall of a house. | Vinayaraj | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A bowl of ema datshi, chillies cooked in cheese. | Satdeep Gill | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A golden door in a white dzong wall. | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | The snow peak of Jomolhari above brown ridges. | Martyn Smith | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | A festival dancer in a painted mask with a crown of small skulls. | Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | Four painted wooden masks hanging on striped cloth. | Christopher J. Fynn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | Young monks in red robes in a dzong courtyard. | dave massie | CC BY 4.0 | Source |
![]() | Flooded rice terraces in a wide valley. | Dipa Pandey | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | The wide green Phobjikha valley with farmhouses. | Richard Mortel | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | The General Post Office building in Thimphu. | Leovdvxxx | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source |
![]() | Tall prayer flags in a row against a deep blue sky. | Christopher J. Fynn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A row of painted prayer wheels in a carved wall. | Christopher J. Fynn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | Punakha Dzong beside the river, with jacaranda trees in flower. | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | A plate of Bhutanese red rice with vegetables. | rapidtravelchai | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | A rhododendron tree covered in pink flowers. | Franzfoto | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source |
![]() | A Bhutan postage stamp showing a crimson-winged laughing thrush. | "Bhutan Stamp Agency" (existed 1962-1974 as official Bhutan Postal Organisation of the young Bhutanese officer Lam Penjo | Public domain | Source |
![]() | A takin, the national animal of Bhutan, resting on a slope. | Drajay1976 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | Handwoven Bhutanese cloth with fine brocade patterns. | Stephen Shephard | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source |
![]() | Red woven wool cloth from Bumthang hung out for sale. | Franzfoto | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source |
![]() | Striped Bhutanese cloth in orange, pink and blue. | Christopher J. Fynn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |
![]() | Paro Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery, on its cliff. | Original: Nina R from Africa Derivative work: UnpetitproleX | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | Masked dancers whirl in a dzong courtyard at a tshechu festival. | Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | A weaver works bright silk patterns on a loom. | Chuck Moravec | CC BY 2.0 | Source |
![]() | White prayer flags on tall poles on a mountain pass. | Vinayaraj | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Source |

































