Richard Gere's shows off snapshots of Tibet region in Mexico

RICHARD GERE's photographs from his travels to Mongolia, the Himalayas and Tibet have gone on show in Mexico City.

The Pretty Woman star is exhibiting the portraits and landscapes, taken between 1981 and 1996, to raise money for Tibetan Buddhism charities.

The mostly black and white shots feature images of Gere's longtime friend and mentor, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.