His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a spiritual icon who needs no introduction. For those interested in learning more about him and his work, his official biography can be found here:
https: //www.dalailama.com/the-dalai-lama/biography-and-daily-life/brief-biography
Michael Buckley (editor) is a Canadian photojournalist who has been involved in researching and writing about Tibet for over 35 years. He is author of
Meltdown in Tibet, an expose on China's reckless destruction of ecosystems from the highlands of Tibet to the deltas of Asia. He created a digital photo companion for this, titled
Tibet, Disrupted, and is filmmaker for three short documentaries about environmental issues in Tibet. He is author of a children's book about Tibetan animals, titled
The Snow Leopard's New Friend. Buckley has written a dozen books about the Himalayan and Southeast Asian regions, including
Tibet: the Bradt Travel Guide. As a keen diver, he has a special interest in preserving the world's oceans, and is author of the digital photobook
Planet Ocean Blues" More about Michael and his work can be found here:
www.MeltdowninTibet.com,
www.Himmies.com, and
FB.com/MeltdowninTibet