The Vanishing Himalayas
A Reminder in Black and White
Every photograph in The Vanishing Himalayas is a fragment of time, preserved before it disappears.
In black and white, the story becomes pure: light against shadow, permanence against loss.
This fine-art coffee-table book and exhibition honor the mountains not as icons, but as living memories of a changing planet.
The Himalayas Are Changing Faster Than Ever
Glaciers are receding, water sources are shifting, and ancient ice is melting into memory. What once seemed eternal now vanishes in silence.
The Vanishing Himalayas is not nostalgia. It is an evidence to a visual reminder that what we fail to protect today will be gone tomorrow.
This work asks not for pity, but for remembrance.
For over twenty years, Gautam Dhimal has flown above the world’s highest peaks, documenting what words cannot contain. Shot from open-door helicopters and remote trails across Everest, Annapurna, and Mustang, these images began as an artistic pursuit and became an environmental record.
Each frame reflects a moment of awe, risk, and reverence, that create a dialogue between man and mountain.
A Collective Call to Preserve
This project stands as an invitation to embassies, cultural foundations, environmental organizations, and global partners to unite for awareness and preservation.
Through collaboration, exhibition, and conversation, this body of work can become more than art: it can spark a global dialogue on climate change, resilience, and shared responsibility.
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Coming Soon
Exhibition and Collectible Book
A premium fine-art book, printed on museum-grade paper and published by the Gehendra Dhimal Foundation, will accompany a grand exhibition in Kathmandu.
Each print, each page, becomes a timeless reminder of what we are about to lose and what we still have time to save.