Todd Rafalovich Photography

Traveling through Wyoming, never know what I may run into. The animal kingdom is transparent; they often give warning when they are dangerous and preferred to be left alone.

Bald Eagles in Alaska. Two adults doing acrobatics with a juvenile. Possibly teaching hunting a flying skills.

Bald Eagles in Alaska. Two adults doing acrobatics with a juvenile. Possibly teaching the young how to hunt.

Predator and prey. Survival and demise. No negotiation, no choice. Life is beautiful and brutal.

Bald Eagle taking flight. I included the series of this couple to show that this is a real moment (not photoshopped). Alaska has become one of my favorite destinations and is spectacular in winter.

“Why go to Alaska in the middle of winter?”

“Why are you going to Alaska in winter?”

Alaska. Winter. Amazing.

The last of the fall colors have given way to shades of grey. Soon the land will go into hibernation under a blanket of white.

Winter hinting at it’s imminent arrival. Alaskans take it in stride, always prepared. The landscape changes drastically throughout the year and the residents take full advantage of what each season has to offer.

As the day gives way to night, local artisans collect drift wood for sculptures. Homer, Alaska.

One of my favorite travel destinations is home.

Upper Mustang, Nepal.

Kagbeni, Nepal.

Upper Mustang, Nepal.

Upper Mustang, Nepal.

Three young monks doing kora (pilgrimage) around the Tibetan stupa, Bouddha. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Tibetan in Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Lalitpur, Nepal.

Watering down the dust. Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Devout woman, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Tibetan Buddhist evening kora (pilgrimage) around Lo-Manthang, Nepal.

Nepali woman transporting hot-dry dung

Nepali Nomads.
Mustang

Tibetan nomad near Lo Monthang, Nepal.

Soaring peaks above Jomsom, Nepal.

Beautiful Tibetan in Kagbeni, Nepal.

Two young monks on their way to the Tibetan Budist monastery in the village of Kagbeni, Nepal.

A rural village in the isolated area of Upper Mustang, Nepal