Bhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of Asia, and the eighth Happiest Country in the world.
Bhutan does not believe in GDP as an indicator of economic growth and development. It has introduced another measurement known as Gross National Happiness.
Bhutan, the Land of Thunder Dragon, is one of the most intriguing places I’ve visited.
– Bhutan is truly a feast for the eyes.
A tribute to Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan is the only country in the world that is carbon negative – meaning that it absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits.
Bhutan is the only country in the world that has no traffic lights.
The United Nations recognized Bhutan as a country only in 1974.
Plastic bags are banned in Bhutan.
Education and healthcare is free for all citizens.
Bhutan is the first country in the world to ban tobacco.
Bhutan is one of the last countries in the world to introduce television to its people. The government lifted a ban on TV—and on the Internet—only 11 years ago.
One-third of Bhutan’s population is under the age of 14; its median age is 22.3 years.
Isolated from the World Until The 1970s.
Bhutanese call their home “Druk Yul,” which means “the Land of the Thunder Dragons,” because of the extremely powerful storms which constantly roar in from the Himalayas.
The first foreign tourists were allowed into Bhutan in 1974.
Bhutan is a Buddhist country with strong beliefs.
Bhutan is famous for its colorful, vibrant festivals.
Bhutan has never been conquered.
It is mandatory for the Bhutanese to wear their national costume.
It is Illegal to Kill Anything.
All of Bhutan’s buildings must follow the traditional architectural style.
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GMB Akash
Photojournalist and Profile Photographer at Panos Pictures, London
Founder of GMB Akash Institute of Photography, Dhaka
Beautiful country. Heard about it. Your photos
about the country is amazing. I’m interested to visit Bhutan. I heard Bhutan is a expensive country to visit. Pls give us more
info about this beautiful country. Thank you.
"I see the beauty of people and the human soul in the pictures I take. And though the circumstances of some of the people I portray may be grim, back-breaking, depraved, the people themselves are always remarkable characters and souls"
For me Photography is my language, to access, to communicate, to identify and mostly to make it hear. Through photography I only jot down my heart’s language. The best part about being a photographer is that I’m able to articulate the experiences of the voiceless and to bring their identities to the forefront which gives meaning and purpose to my own life.
I have received more than 68 international awards and my work has been featured in over 70 major, international publications including: National Geographic, Vogue,Time, Sunday Times, Newsweek, Geo, Stern, Der Spiegel, The Fader, Brand Ein, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Colors, The Economist, The New Internationalist, Kontinente, Amnesty Journal, Courier International, PDN, Die Zeit, Days Japan, Hello, and Sunday Telegraph of London. In 2002 I became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in the Netherlands. In 2004 I received the Young Reporters Award from the Scope Photo Festival in Paris — once again, the first Bangladeshi to receive this honour. In 2005 I was awarded “Best of Show” at the Center for Fine Art Photography’s international competition in Colorado, USA. And in 2006 I was awarded World Press Photo award and released my premier book “First Light”. In 2007 I became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the 30 Emerging Photographers (PDN 30), sponsored by Photo District News Magazine, USA. I won the 7th Vevey International Photography Grant from Switzerland in 2009 and in the same year, I took home the international ‘Travel photographer of the Year” title at the International Travel Photographer of the Year Competition (TPOY 2009) in the UK, the most prestigious award in travel photography. I was one of the speakers in the fifth Global Investigative Journalism Conference, held at Lillehammer, Norway in 2008 and as well I was the first Bangladeshi in Ted talk at TEDxOporto 2011, in Portugal. I was one of the speaker of “7th Forum of Emerging Leaders in Asian Journalism”, Yogyakarta / Indonesia”. In 2011 Nikon has selected me as one of the 8 influencers in Asia pacific (APAC region). Presentation of my 10 years project published as form of book ‘Survivors’ in 2012, which has reviewed by prestigious Geo magazine.
Beautiful and so informative. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
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Beautiful and very informative blog. Thanks for sharing Akash.
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Thank you. A breath of fresh air and hope in hunanity right now.
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Thank you it is very beautiful to see your pictures. I hope you can share more work on these topics.
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Beautiful pictures, and very good information. Thanks from Uruguay
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Beautiful country. Heard about it. Your photos
about the country is amazing. I’m interested to visit Bhutan. I heard Bhutan is a expensive country to visit. Pls give us more
info about this beautiful country. Thank you.
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This is so beautiful. Each and every picture here tells a story. Thank you for sharing this. Bhutan is indeed a beautiful place.
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