Michael Buckley

A nomad at heart, Michael Buckley thrives on adventuring in remote corners of the globe--rappelling through the treetops of Costa Rica, hunting elusive mammals in the wilds of Bhutan (with a camera), diving with manta rays, kayaking in Cambodia, or trekking in Tibet. To get off the track, he is keen on self-propelled transport methods--mountain-biking, hiking, kayaking and diving.

He is author of a dozen books, including
--The Snow Leopard's New Friend: available on Amazon Kindle, with ten tales about the fabulous animals of Tibet.
--This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment, digital photobook on Apple Books platform.
--Tibet, Disrupted: digital photobook that is a visual companion to the print book Meltdown in Tibet
--Meltdown in Tibet, a shocking environmental expose, published by Macmillan, NY
--Eccentric Explorers, winner of Biography category, National Indie Excellence Awards, USA, 2009,
--Shangri-La: a Guide to the Himalayan Dream, themed around the Himalayan utopia)
--Tibet: the Bradt Travel Guide, fourth edition 2018.
--Travels in the Tibetan World, travel narrative, winner of Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, USA, 2003
--Planet Ocean Blues: digital photobook highlighting the impact of TCM on the oceans

Buckley takes his own photographs to illustrate books and stories. He is filmmaker for
three short documentaries about Tibet that tackle serious environmental issues