Since August 2008 I have been regularly travelling to Ladakh on motorbike. As an avid traveller and photographer I fell in love with this place. The scenic moonlike landscapes, the raging rivers, melting glaciers, snowy mountain peaks, winding roads, curious faces old and new, historical monasteries, all became subjects that elated my inner spirit. However, there was something else too, something man-made that caught my attention giving me immense pleasure during my journey through the world’s highest motorable roads. And that was all the interesting road signs by Border Roads Organization (BRO). These signs carried all sorts of messages such as road safety warnings to inspirational quotes, messages reminding you of your loved ones back at home to road ethics. I soon grew fond of them and started capturing them in my camera. Five plus years of continuous clicking resulted to an archive of 150 different signs and some of them don’t even exist anymore. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed capturing them.
– Sherap Sherpa, traveller, photographer & tour leader.