Journey through the Thunder Dragon Kingdom with Daryl Hawk
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FREE | Salmagundi club members
About the Event
In the fall of 2004, Mr. Hawk spent a month traversing west to east through the mythical kingdom of Bhutan, hidden away high in the Himalayas. Hired to shoot a film documentary, he was given extraordinary access by the royal family.
The journey begins in the far west, the unexplored Haa Valley and ends in the remote east near Tibet. Mr. Hawk, a member of the Explorers Club, had the distinct honor of carrying the Explorers Club flag with him, only permitted when an expedition furthers the causes of exploration and field science.
Hawk will share his non-stop, day to day adventures, experiences, discoveries and valuable lessons learned on this incredible spiritual journey through this last Shangri-La, where the national motto is “Gross National Happiness.” Photographs of dramatic and rarely seen landscapes, stunning Buddhist monasteries and fortresses, ancient religious ceremonies and festivals, the king’s birthday celebration and the lifestyles of the people who inhabit this kingdom will all be highlighted.
Undoubtedly the greatest adventure of Hawk’s adventurous life, this talk will be presented with actual slides using a slide projector. He hopes to inspire others to embrace the timeless beauty and essence of the Himalayas and Bhutan and help protect the wilderness and fragile cultures that still exist there.
Hungry?
Grab a bite to eat after the event from our dining room (a normally member-exclusive benefit)! Ticketed attendees who would like to stay for drinks and dinner should make dining reservations in advance via our Reservations page with the message “Adventure talk”.
About the Speaker
The Unconventional Traveler
For the past thirty-five years, explorer and international documentary photographer Daryl Hawk has traveled alone to some of the most remote and isolated places in the world telling stories with his camera. He spends weeks at a time documenting and immersing himself in the different cultures and landscapes. He is a passionate defender of the world’s remaining wilderness areas and uses his photography to shine a light on why we need to protect them.
Hawk is also a professional lecturer, travel writer and tour leader to Cuba whose articles and photographs often appear in magazines and newspapers worldwide. He has also been featured several times on NBC’s Today Show and Fox 5 Television. He is a member of the Explorers Club, founded in New York City and whose mission is promoting the exploration of land, sea, air, and space. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and member of the Professional Photographers Association and the New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists.
He is the founder and owner of The Unconventional Travelers, a small, personalized tour company that focuses on inspiring travelers to have cultural and immersive experiences in Cuba.
Hawk is the former host and producer of the cablevision television show “The Unconventional Traveler” which featured some of the world’s leading explorers, adventurers and filmmakers sharing their work from various expeditions and documentaries. He produced over 100 shows over a ten year period with such notable explorers as Buzz Aldrin, Jane Goodall, Reinhold Messner, Jimmy Chin and George Schaller.
Additionally, he has also published six hardcover photography books. The first, “Distant Journeys,” consists of 386 color images from around the world. His second book entitled “Quiet Moments” is a compilation of 120 black and white images of nature, nautical scenes, New York City, New England, and miscellaneous travel images. His third book, “White Pond” is a tribute to a small lake in southern New Hampshire. “Manhattan” is a color retrospective with 250 landscapes, buildings, and street scenes of New York City. His books “Into the Heart of Cuba.” consist of two volumes and 600 pages based on his twelve journeys around Cuba between 2016 – 2025. His latest book “Mountains Beyond Mountains” consists of 200 landscape photographs from New Hampshire and Vermont.
His fine art photography is represented by the WM Rugh Gallery in Lancaster, NH.