More From Mongolia

[Tom Dunne]

Last from Mongolia, you'll be sick of the place by the time I'm finished; final lot


Outbuilding


Storm Approaching; young girl pulls the cap over the yurt


and Granny comes out to help


while Grandad poses


kids come to say hello and offer sweets


milking time with Nomadic family


while Mum cooks dinner


never leave home without your umbrella


Baby in childs arms

 

[Pete Askew]

What a superb set Tom. Love the sleeping dog and sleeping motorcycle! And the sense of space really comes across.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Tom, I love these. Please don't let them be the last. The girl atop the yurt does it for me. What a superb shot! And mum cooking dinner out in the open - brilliant. They're all good.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Really glad you're enjoying these lads. I'm very happy to put up more because I have nothing new to offer. These are definitely the last lot from Mongolia but as I'm into it now I will continue with more photographs from the TS train trip.
Hope ye won't get fed up. The train left Beijing and after an overnight stop at a station to have the wheels changed on the train (different track guages in China and Mongolia we travelled overnight adjacant to the Gobi Desert and soon arrived in Ulan Bator.


View from the train


the train nearing Ulan Bator


Us and one of the train Guards (there were many)


The capital UB a bit of a kip really and does not hold good memories for us


seed for the birds in the monastary in UB


monk having a sly snooze

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I think it's the vast landscape that I love. And who could resist taking the shot of the train curving around? Not I.

 

[Brian Moore]

These images are stunning Tom! I could never get sick of photography this interesting and of such high quality.

Why was UB not good?

 

[Tom Dunne]

I think it's the vast landscape that I love. And who could resist taking the shot of the train curving around? Not I.

Thanks Rob.

 

[Tom Dunne]

These images are stunning Tom! I could never get sick of photography this interesting and of such high quality.

Why was UB not good?

Thank you Brian for such kind and supportive comment.
UB is not a very nice capitol city. It probably does not feature too highly on the tourist brochures but apparantly that is now changing. Bad roads, broken footpaths and all very tacky.
On our first visit down town there were two attempts made to remove Aisling's shoulder bag in the space of an hour. The same evening as we were just approaching where we were staying a young lad tried to remove my camera from my shoulder. Luckily, each time we succeeded in holding on tight and prevented the theft.
There is a lot of poverty in UB with many homeless people living in the drains below manholes to keep warm and get the heat gain from the service pipes. Mongolia has great mineral wealth which I think is mined by China or Russian companies.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Fascinating Tom. I love your style of finding just the moment. The colors are so intense. Great job.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Fascinating Tom. I love your style of finding just the moment. The colors are so intense. Great job.

So many thanks Glenn for your kind and supportive words.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I can only say that these could or rather should belong in National Geographic so plenty more people could see them. As an eloquent man I would have looked forward to the text too. Magnificent pictures Tom that you ought to be proud of.Wish you would not stop.

 

[Martin Pancisin]

Fantastic...

 

[Milan Vjestica]

A great set that give a real feel for the place. Very well done.