The meditative tranquility of “Lotus Pond,” its leaf pads glinting like golden coins, sharply contrasts with the extremes experienced by photographer and adventurer Bruno Baumann. Baumann studied ethnology and history, and is a self-taught photographer who has dedicated his life to travel expeditions in nature’s harshest environments as a means of self-discovery. Baumann caused a sensation when he made history by crossing the Gobi Desert alone and on foot in 2003.(Source:artCom)