Pictures of laoslaos

Tad Fane

Umbrellas in Luang Prabang

Morning alms during the procession of monks

Lanten girl in traditional dress

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun comes up

Men fishing on the Mekong in the early morning

Villagers along the Nam Tha River

Pov pob a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes

Lanten woman

Forest along the Nam Ou river

Gold murals at Wat Xieng Thong

Red flower

Sunset on the Mekong near Luang Prabang Lao PDR

Giant ant in Laos

Limes chilis and fruit in the Luang Prabang morning market

Monk robes drying in the sun

Tad Lo waterfall

Village along the Nam Nern river

Wat Xieng Thong

Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Monks on a bridge

Young monk in Ban Houa Khong

Men's Pavilion at Wat Phou

Wat Phou ruins

Yellow-eye raptor

Buddha statue

Monk standing on the bank of the Nam Ou river while holding a cell phone

Stone carvings on the main sanctuary at Wat Phou

Forest and creek at the top of Tad Kwang Si waterfall near Luang Prabang

Boatman

Mekong sunrise

Deforestation

Sunset over the Mekong at Siphandon 'the 4000 islands' region of Southern Laos

Rainforest river in Laos

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Hmomg girls waiting to play pov pob a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

Litle boy near rice field

Karst forest in Laos

Monks in a Lao village

Rice fields in Luang Prabang province

Rice fields in Luang Prabang province

Tad Fane formed by the Champy and Pak Koot streams

Tadpoles in Laos

Colorful forest along the Mekong

Tad Lo waterfall

Tad Lo waterfall

Group of girls in a village in Udomxai province

in the Luang Prabang morning market

Clouded monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis nebulosus)

Khong Phapheng falls

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Nam Nern river

Village near NEPL

Orange flower

Mekong River Dolphin

Karst cliff along the Nam Ou river

Green rice paddies in Udomxai province

Tropical forest in Nam Et-Phou Louey

Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos

Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

Tad Kwang Si waterfall near Luang Prabang

Beautiful orb spider

Monks on a bridge

Senum in a rice paddy

Charred and still smoking forest in Laos

Green rice paddies in Udomxai province

Lao woman

Tad Fane Falls

Rice fields on Don Khong

Children in a Luang Namtha village

Tad Fane

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Gold murals at Wat Xieng Thong

Rice fields in Luang Prabang province

Elephant mosaic

Ban Hat Xai Khoune

Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

Turquoise pool at Tad Kwang Si

Dry rice fields and rainforest

Tad Fane falls

Rice fields on Don Khong

Senum in a rice paddy in Laos

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Gold carving at Wat Xieng Thong

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Lao girl

Fish for sale in the Luang Prabang morning market

Lao kids

Bird's-eye view of Wat Phou

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Hmong girl eating a banana

Barking deer in the Luang Prabang morning market

Woman in Luang Namtha village

Forest and creek at the top of Tad Kwang Si waterfall near Luang Prabang

Chilis tomatoes and other vegetables and species in the Luang Prabang morning market

Rice fields on Don Khong

Deforestation on the border of Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area

Rice fields on Don Khong

Children at play in Ban Keuocheb a Lao village

Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area

Golden temple

Green rice paddies in Udomxai province

Oxplowing a rice paddy

Ornate gold doorway

Vat Phou

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village

Rice fields on Don Khong

Hmong child

Golden statue

Flower bowl

Deforestation in Bokeo

Songbirds in the Luang Prabang morning market

Lao children

Sunset at Nong Khiaw

Plumeria-shrouded staircase at Wat Phot

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Karst formation along the Nam Ou river

Boy preparing to go spearfishing

Rice fields on Don Khong

Thorn spider

Nam Ou river gorge at sunset

Sunrise over the Mekong in the '4000 islands'

Tad Fane waterfall

Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong

Forest along the Nam Ou river

Deforestation and rice fields

Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village

Deer meat drying in the sun

Khone Waterfall

Hmong girl in traditional clothes chatting on her mobile phone

Tad Fane falls

Buddha statue

Sunset on the Mekong near Luang Prabang Lao PDR

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Red-orange insect

Tad Lo waterfall

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Deforestation in southern Laos

Marbled cat pelt in a market stall

Dramatic karst formation along the Nam Ou

Mural at Wat Xieng Thong

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Girl waiting for boys to play pov pob a traditional ball-tossing courtship game among the Hill tribes in Laos

Rainforest of Dong Hua Nao National Protected Area

Green rice paddies in Udomxai province

Thorn spider

Phapheng falls

Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos

Wat Xieng Thong

Complete deforestation in Laos

Purple flower

Fog clearing over forest along the Nam Ou river

Pig in a wooden stock - punishment for going were it wasn't allowed

Bushmeat for sale in the Luang Prabang morning market

Khong Phapheng falls said to be the largest waterfall in Asia

Children playing a traditional Lao top spinning game

Wat Phou ruins

Plumeria-lined staircase at Wat Phot

Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall

Window at Wat Xieng Thong

Mother cat carrying its kitten by the scruff of its neck

Forested mountains of Udomxai province

Lao children in a Luang Namtha village

Deforestation in Bokeo

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Bushmeat for sale in the Luang Prabang morning market

Maroon flowers

Buddha statues in Pak Ou caves

Preparing riverweed for drying

Nam Ou river gorge at sunset

Mekong forest

Turquoise pool at Tad Kwang Si

Khone Waterfall

Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area

Monks in a Lao village

Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River

Stenciled buddha

Hmong girl dressed up for a traditional courtship game

Hog being punished for going were it wasn't allowed

Slash-and-burn in Laos

Ox-plowing a rice paddy

Mural depicting the Buddhist version of hell

in the Luang Prabang morning market

Nam Tha River

Village on the Nam Tha river

Lao kids in a Luang Namtha village

Pov pob a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes

Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall

Mosaic of mirrored animals

Deforestation along the Nam Ou river

Clear-cutting in Laos

Severe deforestation in Laos

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Throw-net fishing on the Mekong

Lanten girl in traditional garb

Pangasius catfish for sale in the Luang Prabang morning market

Green rice paddies in Udomxai province

Village along the Nam Ou river

Deforested landscape along Route 3 in Laos

Stenciled buddha

Deforestation in Laos

Red and gold mural at Wat Xieng Thong

Karst forest in Laos

Black and yellow weevil

Earth touching buddha

Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Deforested landscape along Route 3 in Laos

Deforestation in Lao

Bridge between Nong Khiaw and Ban Saphoun

Throw net fishing at sunrise in the 4000 islands section of the Meking

Dry rice paddies

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos

Nareepol or Narypon a seed pod or fruit shaped like a woman

Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

Hillside deforestation in Laos

Slash-and-burn in Laos
laos