Exhibition Opening and Presentation: Seven Steps to Happiness (on site) (in English) – On View March 6th to June 28th
Seven Steps to Happiness
Photography Exhibition by Jon Kolkin
March 6 – June 28, 2026 | Tibethaus Frankfurt
“Seven Steps to Happiness” by American photographer and physician Jon Kolkin offers intimate encounters with Buddhist practitioners in the Himalayan region. The exhibition reveals the relationship between their daily practices and a healthy, universally relevant strategy for dealing with conflict. The hand‑crafted palladium prints, further refined in the traditional Bhutanese thangka style, are globally unique and on view in Frankfurt for the first time. An invitation to experience stillness, compassion, and inner joy.
The Exhibition
For more than fourteen years, internationally acclaimed photographer and physician Jon Kolkin lived among Buddhist practitioners throughout the Himalayas. His photographs, taken in monasteries, nunneries, living quarters, and everyday situations, offer rare insights into meditative practice, human warmth, and inner stability. Kolkin’s work blends documentary clarity with an atmosphere of deep mindfulness and serenity.