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Matt Brandon has been shooting pictures since he was 10 years old with his father’s Cannonet QL rangefinder. He and his dad processed his first images in a darkroom built under the basement stairs.

Forty years later, he now collaborates with NGOs to tell their stories and to train their field staff to do the same. Well known as a photographer & international workshop instructor, Matt’s images have been used by the BBC, Honda Motor Corporation, and Bombadier Transport Corporation and others. His photographic pursuits have taken him to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Maldives, Philippines and Malaysia. Now based in Malaysia, Matt and his family have lived in Asia for much of the past 15 years.

Matt’s photography can be seen at thedigitaltrekker.com. You can follow him on his blog here as well as on Twitter.

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Brian is a working travel photographer living in western China who has a passion for teaching photography, participating in the growing photographic community in China, and helping NGO’s in Southeast Asia communicate their amazing stories when possible – all in an effort to actively do good rather than simply complain.

In late 2009 Brian helped start a company,Plateau Photo Tours, that facilitates socially-conscious one-of-a-kind photo tours throughout Tibet, China, and Hong Kong – providing socially responsible and culturally non-destructive photo opportunities throughout the region.

Brian has been shooting the Tibetan regions of western China since 2005 and has travelled extensively in these areas.

Brian’s photography can be seen at brianhirschy.com (500px, archives).  You can also follow him on Twitter.

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Jamin “Losang” York has lived on the Tibetan Plateau for the past 10 years working in education, community development and mostly tourism. In addition to traveling over 300,000 kilometers overland across Tibet, Jamin has led and arranged hundreds of tours across the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalaya’s. Jamin’s expert knowledge on Tibetan culture, history and religion has been put to use for countless NGOs, The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BBC, Frommer’s Travel Guides, Fodor’s Guidebooks, DK Eyewitness Travel, Lonely Planet and Dorling Kindersley.

Jamin is the co-owner of Plateau Photo Tours and serves as the lead guide on all tours through Tibet and Nepal. His goal is to help clients understand, appreciate, and respect the people and cultures they photograph.

You can follow Jamin on his blog (here) and find his  expert travel advice in Tibet here