Volume I · Field Notes

The ExpeditionJournal

A quiet editorial archive of our journeys across the Seven Sisters — cultural encounters, wildlife at dawn, rivers and ridgelines, gathered slowly across seasons and assembled here as a field journal.

Cattle crossing a misty backlit road at dawn near Kaziranga National Park
Plate 01
Kaziranga · Assam

First light, last silhouettes — a hush before the park awakens.

Apatani tribal elder with travellers outside a bamboo home, Arunachal Pradesh
Plate 02
Ziro Valley · Arunachal Pradesh

An afternoon with an Apatani elder — a quiet exchange across generations.

Traveller photographing two young women in traditional Naga attire at the Hornbill Festival
Plate 03
Hornbill Festival · Nagaland

Behind the lens at Hornbill — colour, ceremony and the careful art of being a guest.

Birding expedition group scanning the rainforest canopy
Plate 04
Eaglenest · Arunachal

A birding journey through Eaglenest — patience measured in feathers and footfall.

Photographer beside young Asian elephants at a forest camp
Plate 05
Kaziranga Forest Camp

A quiet morning with the gentle giants of Kaziranga.

Ferry crossing the Brahmaputra to Majuli island
Plate 06
Majuli · Brahmaputra

Crossing to Majuli — an hour of river, a century of slow living.

Guests on a wooden canoe over glass-clear river water
Plate 07
Dawki · Meghalaya

Drifting over glass water on the Umngot — the river that disappears beneath you.

Family learning a traditional Khasi cooking ritual outdoors
Plate 08
Khasi Hills · Meghalaya

An evening in the Khasi hills, learning a recipe older than the road in.

Konyak elder with traditional facial tattoos and headdress, Nagaland
Plate 09
Mon · Nagaland

An audience with a Konyak elder — among the last of the tattooed warriors.

Open jeep safari at golden hour in Kaziranga National Park
Plate 10
Kaziranga · Assam

Golden hour on safari — long grass, low light, and the quiet thrill of the wild.

Buddhist monastery courtyard in the high Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh
Plate 11
Tawang · Arunachal

Above the clouds in Tawang — bells, prayer flags, and a stillness you can hear.

End of Volume I

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