What a fantastic experience!! To see and photograph a snow leopard in its natural habitat is such a priceless gift. What a great memory for you!! Thank you for sharing it with us!

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

4 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more, it was incredible.

The 2nd snow leopard image where it was looking back over its shoulder towards the camera, and the pano from the camp. Simply spectacular.

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. I was happy with both of those 👍

I just LOVE the superficially “simple and minimalistic” images that have so many layers of natural beauty once one spends more than a second to appreciate and take it all in!

@martinwikestad

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I appreciate that so much more work went into this video than I can realistically imagine. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to you, Thomas, for your dedication to your craft. Your hours of toil, distilled into videos like these, are really a treat to us who watch you and wish we could get out and pursue our photographic passions with as much opportunity, zeal, and expertise as yourself. I can't help but model my aspirations for my future and continued photographic career after your example. Please do not stop.

Snow leopards are beautiful animals. To see one in it's natural habitat and get some photos and footage is an amazing privilege for you.

Smiling when you were setting up to capture the snow leopard...still smiling now, awesome, that is why I do photography

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it👍

Who needs a snow leopard when you have an environment like that! Those images you captured are just stunning.

Thank you Tom - so grateful that you take us on trips like this, something that never in my wildest dreams I could do personally. And that Snow Leopard - just magnificent!

This is the most incredible location. You are setting the bar high with this one. 👏👏👏

I'm happy for you Thomas. I was born not far from Mongolia and I had the same feeling when I was in your neck of the woods in Snowdonia.

Man I was born and raised there. I've been away from home for a while. Thanks for this video😢

That superb first Snow Leopard 🐆 image made the pastel colours of the landscape shots pale into insignificance.

Love, love, love it. What a great place to visit and fantastic experience with the Snow Leopard, soooo jealous!

Great work showing that there’s good images possible in the middle of the day. Those leopard photos are powerful

First day, first sight.... how lucky are you? Congratulations.

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

4 ай бұрын

Very, as we found out 🙂

From Spain to Mongolia, what a life. Congrats Tom, you are living the dream. I think those abstract landscapes look dreamy and very commercially appealing for super large prints in high end interior decor.

Went there in '91, we went deep into the back country on horses from our camp. I still talk about the trip to this day.

My wife Dominique thought I was watching Tottenham on TV "oh my god" "you've got to see this Dee!" . Wow. I can only imagine that trying to put into words what you were seeing , smelling , feeling , experiencing was not easy. Big , spectacular , empty and wild are words that come to mind but no doubt, don't do it justice. Fantastic. Worth the wait. The pictures were mesmerising 👍🏾

Did anybody tell you before the Iceland wildlife shoot that rare animal siting shoots are one of the most "endorphin producing" experiences you will ever encounter... aka.. addicting!!! Now here you are, landscape photographer, going for it full throttle in Mongolia of all places... I would expect you, definitely, have no regrets about your expanded repertoire. Go for it!!! We all certainly enjoy living your experiences through your personal lens! Cheers!!!

That first bit of the snow leopard was amazing to see! Poor farmer fed that cat well haha. That was one fat cat 😂

What a fabulous opportunity to capture such a rare animal, and stunning landscapes.

Thanks for the Journey Thomas, stunning in every way.

Nice one Thomas Attenborough... simply beautiful.!!!!!!!!

I flew over Mongolia several years ago and from the window at 36k feet it looked spectacular. Would love to visit there one day. Thanks for taking us on this journey Thomas.

super trip i will newer forget this trip

Great Video Thomas 5:53 Fantastic Image 6:01 Brilliant composition 12:17 Great texture and layers 12:31 Fabulous Monochrome, 12:25 Love the Pink 13:39 WOW!!! what an image, 17:35 , love the colour progression! 17:38 quite mystic 18:11 there's nothing like a panorama! Thanks for sharing

Wonderful video, and wonderful images - thank you Thomas

This landscape it reminds me of Nevada, especially the road from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. :) Very beautiful!

Stellar work. And no mention of presets, no sensationalist statements and, most importantly, 100% authentic. Just taking us along for the journey and probably working your arse off doing so, because handling all that is...problematic. Hope you had a great time and looking forward to any adventures, far away or within a day's driving distance!

Just one word needed, "STUNNING" thankyou Tom.

Love the leopard, love the pano. Love this series. ❤❤❤❤❤

I love the nature and the natural beauty of my country

I am in love with the pink landscape at 13:39 the same you had in your newsletter. I call dibs on the first edition if it ever goes to print. Thank you for taking us with you on your journey!

Worth the wait, Tom! (They always are!!)

every bit of this video is stunning.

This is such an incredible video and experience Thomas. I visited the Qinghai region (China) in 2019 into unexplored snow leopard territory. We saw three leopards, eurasian lynx and Pallas's Cats. Your video brought back so many memories. Thanks for sharing man :)

About 10 years ago hiking literally right on the Mongolian-Russian border I saw their tracks in the snow, unexpected and welcome. I have a Mongolian friend who was raised in the same general area, the Alti. One day he was walking along leading his horse and came face to face with one. It just flicked its tail and walked off 🤷‍♂️. I’d love to see one. Perhaps I should make an effort this summer when I’m in Mongolia again.

Wow, wow, wow!!!!!!!! Those landscape images are beyond words really. And that shot of the snow leopard looking back over its shoulder. Stunning moment to have started off time there. Thomas that was definitely worth the wait, and I can so appreciate why you wanted to get to the editing right!

Hello Thomas, I've just discovered your channel in youtube, awesome images of a snow leopard, as a photo fanatic and a biologist, really stunned ! my deepest congrats!! Go on!!

Thomas, I'm only six minutes into this video and it's already been epic. Such an adventure!! Can't wait to finish the video. I'm going to watch it slowly and savor every moment! Thanks so much for taking us along.

Never did you think you’d get so lucky before even reaching camp I bet ! This was fab and it seems you’re a painter now too :-) stunning shots Pal

That scene from Secret Life of Walter Mitty comes to mind. Absolutely beautiful animals and landscapes. Incredible!!!

Thanks for the great video Thomas. You’re so lucky to have had the opportunity to see a snow leopard in the wild. Thank you for sharing those amazing images with us. The landscape there looks so amazing. I Look forward to the next instalment. 😎

As always excellent video and incredible imagery. Mongolia and Afghanistan are incredible countries, and you’ve captured Mongolia so well. Very happy for you as well capturing that snow leopard👌🏻

Unreal dude. Unreal. This is why we do this 📷 Amazing.

So lovely. It looks like a place suited for astrophotography. Thanks for sharing.

I'm so glad you had such a wonderful experience in Mongolia. I also dream of flying there to see these beauties. Come to Kazakhstan, there is a lot of amazing nature!

I watched your first videos, I got your first calendar, read your ebook, to see this and your trip to Svalbard gives me great joy, I don’t think you thought it would lead to this, and good for you mate, you deserve it all and more.

Absolutely mesmerizing and stunning scenery!!!!

Snow leopard photos it's all right, but the favorite photos for me is landscape. What a view !!! that's why Mongolia is my dream country to visit. Thank you Thomas for video !!!

Certainly worth the wait. Thanks Tom

Love it when you handed that long lens to the guide at the start of your encounter, that the guide closed one eye to look through the lens! What a wonderful moment 😅

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

4 ай бұрын

Haha, I never noticed this. He was a top guy.

@gregs2274

4 ай бұрын

I noticed it too and thought, oh he's on a photo tour or similar. Otherwise Thomas wouldn't have trusted him with the lens that casually.

loved the pano at 18:15 . Superb!

must have felt so fulfilling making those squares, great photography-joy. ah what perfection. absolute perfection. that last image of the snow leopard- so moving. wouldn't have left, had i done such a trip! not only an introverts dream, all that vast space but ah been in love with all things Mongol for a lifetime, would have wished they would adopt me as one of their own! love the way they sound when they speak and their values and well everything. Mongol, the film made in 2007 by Bodrov was an obsession too, all those lovely stills and epic-ness. ☺thank you so much, once again, Thomas. One day I'll have alll your books and many prints, to repay you. ☺

@millymucci

4 ай бұрын

(oh woops, 2008).

Cute kitty! Looks like they need a hug. If I ever see a mountain lion, just know that my last words will be "here kitty kitty..."

@norskattforfun8575

4 ай бұрын

Same

And there you are :) Thanks for great Video

Thomas, I am so glad that you had a chance to make this trip and to take us along. It was good that you got some magnificent shots of the snow leopard on the first day. The pressure was off. Now you could shoot anything you wanted to without feeling guilty and possibly get even more snow leopard shots later. The landscape pictures were otherworldly. Beautiful beyond words. I also appreciated the shots around camp and inside the yurt. The food made me hungry just looking at the pictures. What a wonderful adventure. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

@ThomasHeatonPhoto

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. More to come 👍

If/when you come to Kazakhstan, you will be amazed of stunning nature, rare animals and hospitable people. 😊

@ganaa1608

3 ай бұрын

Poor kazakhstan!

Great footage. Lots of afforts behind. Your excitement and enthusiasm is a great inspiration power to me Thomas. Thanks for sharing such great moments.

Absolutely Wonderful for you and us.......... ,,,,,,,, What a Gorgeous moment... Tks Thomas. George.

looks like another planet awesome.

One word - INSANE

Thanks for the video, Thomas! Wonderful photos of the snoleopard and the landscapes! Can't wait for next video!

Just wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

All I can think of to say is thank you so much for sharing the excitement of this trip with us and showing us those incredible images.

Those long landscape shots are absolutely amazing. Very envious that you had this opportunity.

How funny is it when Thomas arrives at the campsite and runs to get the sunset while other photographers just go inside after a day trying to spot a snow leopard

Being able to capture a snow leopard on your first day is crazy! Amazing colours and fantastic shots as always. Thanks for sharing this experience with us!

What and amazing experience this is, and what a truly beautiful animal the Snow Leopard is. They certainly do know how to blend into their environment.

Nice to see you so happy and positive, Tom.

Wow, what stunning images. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Worth the wait... Fantastic images.

Fantastic images! Thank you

National Geographic would be lucky to have those images you got of the snow leopard. Fantastic!

How to cure a whinging pom? Snow leopard. Mongolia. Glad you could make it :)

The Snow Leopard was beautiful!!! Oh goodness me what landscapes!!!! Those images are incredible!!! Cannot wait to see more!

Thanks for taking us along with your journey Thomas!

So beautiful and some great photos in there, look forward to more!

Tom, what a great video, the snow leopard was messmorizing., beautiful graceful animal. Looking forward to the rest. Thanks for taking us along.

Beautiful landscape, indeed like paintings and great to capture the snow leopard

Absolutely stunning - thank you for sharing.

Beautiful images thus far Thomas, thanks for sharing the wonderful film! 👏👍😀

Love following you on this adventure!

Beautiful creature, landscape and photo Thomas! Nice work! Thanks for sharing!

Hey Thomas, I was anticipating this vlog and you did not disappoint; your shots are BEAUTIFUL! From the wonderfully captured snow leopard shots, to the colored morning landscape pics, that seriously striking black and white shot, to those gorgeous abstract paint brush looking pictures, they are all such strong images. Including your previous awesome pier water shots, you with your Z8 are starting the year with spectacular compositions! I look forward to your next video. Thanks for taking us along on this interesting excursion.

Every time there is anything about Mongolia it always looks amazing. I don't know if you have seen the Grand Tour Mongolia special but the area those 3 fools were in was stunning.

Love the image at 12:18 . Glad you found a Snow leopard . What an opportunity!

Fantastic video and images Tom, stunning 😮😮😮

Thank you! You are so engaging, and do an amazing job talking to the camera, and making us feel like we are right there beside you !

Stunning Tom, thanks for brining us along with you!

Absolutely gorgeous Tom!

Incredible

Wow! Your Peter Matthiessen moment... truly a once in a lifetime experience.

Congrats, Tom! What an awesome trip and adventure.

@harmer1944

4 ай бұрын

That was absolutely worth the wait. Wonderful!

Well worth the wait. Amazing 😮

STUNNING!

Beautiful work Thomas

Phenomenal scenery on top of seeing a snow leopard in the wild. Not sure if any pallas’s cats were seen. They are smaller than the snow leopards but are said to roam in Central Asia.

Amazing. I love the Pocket. When you first put on the 800 and then moved past the camera and it followed you I thought you had a cameraman.

Such a great experience. It is amazing how animals blend in with the landscape and the Snow Leopard is no different. What a beautiful cat. Great images. You will remember this trip for a very very long time. Thanks for sharing it with us.