Nicholas Sumner is a photographer whose work has been published in twenty nine travel guide books. This, his first travel narrative, recounts the story of a seven-year journey across Asia in pursuit of beautiful pictures. ” Before I left home, I thought that I knew something about photography, but I found that what knowledge I had was more hindrance than help & I had to admit, that really, I didn`t know anything at all. This was humbling, & a little frightening, but it was also the beginning of a process of discovery in which my expectations as a photographer & as a traveller were constantly challenged, reassessed & revised. ”I experienced moments that were terrifying & sublime, hilarious & tragic. I was mugged, threatened with guns & arrested; I journeyed among mountains, through jungles & cities, I encountered deserts both spiritual & physical, saw things so beautiful that they moved me to tears & received kindness so absolute that I can never repay it. I knew both joy & despair, I ate kangaroo pie, discovered the exact monetary value of my eyebrows & I fell in love. Twice.” His journey became much more than a quest for great images. Travelling & photography are pursuits of the curious, they complement & sometimes conflict with one another but both are driven by a desire to observe & a hunger for insight. Both can touch the spirit, move the heart, & both can reveal truth.