Northern Laos
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Photo taken on assignment for IFRC.
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Photo taken on assignment for OXFAM Laos.
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These ladies I captured during Hmong New Year.
Luang Prabang, Laos
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Photo taken on assignment for MRLG Laos.
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Farmer from northern Laos. This man was happy to pose for a portrait but kept his mouth shut although he was laughing because of his crooked teeth.
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I met this Yao lady in a village close to Muang Sing, Northern Laos. At first she was a bit hesitant to be photographed but after a while she agreed and just as I took the photo her friends made her laugh.
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Phuket Old Town
Thailand
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Laos
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Luang Prabang, Laos.
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Walking around on the morning market in Pakse this man was happy to pose.
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This boy was taking a bath in the Mekong and was happy to pose like a punker.
Mekong Luang Prabang, Lao PDR.
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Photo taken on assignment for IFRC.
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I met this great woman during one of my trips in the North of Laos. She was happy to pose and we had some great laughs during the shoot.
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Khmu woman underneath her house, northern Laos.
Photo taken on assignment for The World Food Programme.
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This man was a bit shy and looked away most of the time but the one time he looked in the camera he gave me this great cheeky grin.
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Brother and sister photographed during a visit to Chomphet, Lao PDR.
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I met this girl during a visit to Chompet close to Luang Prabang and she was happy to pose. Laos.
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Lao girl photographed in Chompet village.
Luang Prabang Province, Laos.
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Girl posing in front of a backdrop.
Chompet, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR.
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This lady was sitting like this so no posing while I past her window and behind her in the room were her relatives making fun of her being a model.
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Lao brother and sister posing in their village of Chompet.
Luang Prabang province, Laos.
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Old man with crooked teeth, Northern Laos.
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Lao family sitting down in their village after a day in the rice fields.
Northern Laos.
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This man and his wife I met in Northern Laos whilst on a assignment with a Dutch friend who is a filmmaker and lives in Luang Prabang.
If you plan to visit Luang Prabang please check out the restaurant of my Dutch friend and his Korean wife The Big Tree Cafe.
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This woman we met when on a trip to the North and gave her a lift in our car.
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Two men attending a meeting with Unicef staff at a primary school.
Southern Laos.
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Pupils in front of their school during a break. Savannakhet province.
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Rice harvest.
Lao PDR
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Brao (Lavae) woman.
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I made this portrait of one of my neighbors, he dressed up as a lady on the day of the Luang Prabang Boat Race Festival.
Luang Prabang, Laos
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Warm smiles at Swayambhunath Temple.
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I guess these boys would love to become photo models. When I was walking around in their neighborhood they were jumping in front of my camera every 5 minutes.
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This man is waiting for a job. As far as I know the numbers on the wall are phone numbers which you can call if your are in need of a craftsman with certain skills. Usually there are some tools on the street in front of the wall which indicates the craft of the worker.
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This Vietnamese man really wanted to pose for this photograph but he refused to smile.
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Lao man from the South.
Laos.
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