SARI 'Book Adda' with Gaynor Shaw

Reverie of the highlands: A visual journey through Pakistan's spectacular North 

'Reverie of the Highlands' captures the unparalleled vistas of Gilgit-Baltistan, one of Pakistan’s most breathtaking regions and home to the iconic K2 and Nanga Parbat. The book was a collaboration with the Serena Hotels to showcase the beauty of Gilgit Baltistan. Through vivid photography, it takes readers on a journey across this pristine land, offering an intimate glimpse of the true Gilgit-Baltistan: its rugged mountains, serene lakes, bustling bazaars, and warm-hearted people.

About the book author:
 
Gaynor Shaw is passionate for creative portraiture and travel documentary photography. Before becoming a photographer, she worked for the Australian aid agency AusAID, providing aid to developing countries. She has a diploma of photography from the Canberra Institute of Technology.

The author is the wife of former Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw (currently, Director-General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office). Dr Shaw will be present during the event.

Discussants:  

Hassan F. Virk is a doctoral candidate at the School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University, where he is studying markhor trophy hunting in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Natasha Fijn, a multimodal anthropologist and director of the Mongolia Institute, with an experience of visiting Gilgit in the past, will provide comments on the photography.

Registration is essential as seating is strictly limited in the venue. Thank you for your cooperation.

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