Basil Pao is a Hong Kong-based photographer, who took the images appearing in all of Michael Palin’s recent books. This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... Michael Palin Michael Edward Palin (born May 5, 1943 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python, as well as for his travel documentaries. ...

Pao started his photographic career in 1980, after spending several years in New York and Los Angeles as art director for different recording companies. It was during this time that Pao first worked with Palin, when they collaborated on the book for the Monty Python film Life of Brian. Pao and Palin went on to work together on several books based on Palin's journeys, namely Pole to Pole, Full Circle with Michael Palin, Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure, Sahara and Himalaya. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... The Monty Python troupe in 1970. ... Life of Brian is a film from 1979 by Monty Python which deals with the life of Brian (played by Graham Chapman), a young man born at the nearly the same time as, and in a manger right down the street from Jesus. ... Pole to Pole is a book and documentary, released in 1992, narrated by Michael Palin. ... Full Circle with Michael Palin is a book and documentary narrated by Michael Palin. ... Michael Palins Hemingway Adventure is a book and documentary narrated by Michael Palin. ... Himalaya: Michael Palin is a book narrated by Michael Palin. ...

Although Pao doesn't take photographs for Palin's Around the World in Eighty Days, Palin meets him in Hong Kong and the two of them travel through China together, with Pao acting as an interpreter.

Pao has also taken photographs for Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor and Il piccolo Buddha (Little Buddha), and held the photographic exhibitions Glimpses of Silence and The Last Emperor Collection across Asia and Europe. Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian writer and film director. ... This article is about the 1987 film. ... Little Buddha is a 1993 movie by director Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Bridget Fonda and Keanu Reeves. ... World map showing Asia. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...