Photographs from Bhutan on display
An exhibition by Austrian photographer, Josef Polleross, featuring images of the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon,' scenic and people's photographs from the Kingdom of Bhutan, is on display at the AIT Conference Center for the public for free of charge now until 13 November 2006.
Born in Horn, Lower Austria, in 1963, Mr. Polleross moved to New York in 1982 to complete a one-year internship for black and white custom printing and worked as a printer until 1987. He started work as a freelance photographer in 1987 and was represented by the photo agency JB-Pictures in New York from 1987-1993.
From 1994-2005, Mr. Polleross has been covering international news in several countries including Thailand where he moved to Bangkok in 2005 and now has assignments in Thailand, Bhutan, Cambodia and Laos.
His work had been published in Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, Life, U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Stern, Globo, Travel Holiday, Merian, Geo, Conde Nast Traveler, Paris Match, Photographers International, American Photo and others.