southern laos pictures

[last update 2017-07-12] Below is a collection of photos taken from around the world. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler

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Rainforest river in Laos

Stone carvings on the main sanctuary at Wat Phou

Charred and still smoking forest in Laos

Giant ant in Laos

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Tad Lo waterfall

Tad Lo waterfall

Tad Lo waterfall

Rice fields on Don Khong

Young monk in Ban Houa Khong

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

Tadpoles in Laos

Tad Fane, formed by the Champy and Pak Koot streams

Khong Phapheng falls

Men fishing on the Mekong in the early morning

Mekong River Dolphin

Men's Pavilion at Wat Phou

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun comes up

Beautiful orb spider

Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

Ban Hat Xai Khoune

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Plumeria-shrouded staircase at Wat Phot

Red-orange insect

Bird's-eye view of Wat Phou

Rice fields on Don Khong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Deer meat drying in the sun

Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Tad Fane waterfall

Tad Lo waterfall

Rice fields on Don Khong

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Sunrise over the Mekong in the '4000 islands'

Deforestation in southern Laos

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Rainforest of Dong Hua Nao National Protected Area

Khone Waterfall

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Marbled cat pelt in a market stall

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun rises

Vat Phou, the Angkor Wat of Laos

Colorful long-horned beetle (Family Cerambycidae)

Plumeria-lined staircase at Wat Phot

Mekong daybreak

Frogs tied together for sale as food in a market in Laos

Rainforest leaves

Rice fields on Don Khong

Khone Falls, at 10 kilometers wide, said to be the widest waterfall in Asia

Men fishing on the Mekong at sunrise

Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong

Waterfall on the stream above Tad Fane waterfall

Tad Fane, the tallest waterfall in Laos

Waterfall on the stream above Tad Fane waterfall

Men fishing on the Mekong at sunrise

Men fishing on the Mekong in the early morning

Stone carvings on the main sanctuary at Wat Phou

Wild Danio (cyprind) fish in Laos

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun rises

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Tad Fane, named after a species of barking deer that supposedly fallls off the waterfall in great numbers

Aerial photos of forest fragments and riparian forest strips on an otherwise deforested plain in Southern Laos

Temple in Ban Houa Khong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Gorgeous orb spider

Women's Pavilion at Wat Phou

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Phapheng waterfall, said to be the widest waterfall in Asia

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Deforestation in southern Laos

Men fishing on the Mekong at dawn

Men fishing on the Mekong at sunrise

Tadpoles in Laos

Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong

Giant ant in Laos

Tadpoles in Laos

Smoking rainforest in Southern Laos

Throw-net fishing on the Mekong

Young monk in Ban Houa Khong

Throw-netting on the Mekong

Complete deforestation in Laos

Fish sold in a morning market in Muang Khong

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

Rice fields on Don Khong

Tad Lo waterfall

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong

Rice fields on Don Khong

Rainforest of Dong Hua Nao National Protected Area

Tad Lo waterfall

Aerial view of Wat Phou

Laos' highest waterfall

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun comes up

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Deforestation in southern Laos

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun rises

Deforestation in southern Laos

Tad Lo waterfall

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Waterfall on the stream above Tad Fane waterfall

Throw-netting on the Mekong

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Rainforest of Dong Hua Nao National Protected Area

Throw-netting on the Mekong

Vat Phou, the Angkor Wat of Laos

Men fishing on the Mekong at dawn

Tiny red-and-black earwigs

Rainforest river in Laos

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Severe deforestation in Laos

Tad Lo waterfall

Giant ant in Laos

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

Tad Lo waterfall

Men's Pavilion at Wat Phou

Khong Phapheng falls, said to be the largest waterfall in Asia

Khone Falls, at 10 kilometers wide, said to be the Niagara fallls of Asia

Khone Waterfall

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun comes up

Central market in Paksong

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Mekong fisherman using a throw net

Phapheng waterfall

Stairs at Wat Phou

Man fishing on the Mekong

Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

Coffee plantation in Laos

Coffee plantation in Laos

Dawn at '4000 islands'

Holy spring / buddha footprint at What Phou

Stairs at Wat Phou

Dawn on the Mekong

Fisherman at sunrise on the Mekong

Throw-netting on the Mekong

Plumeria-covered staircase at Wat Phot

Mekong river in Southern Laos

Siphandon, 'the 4000 islands' region of Southern Laos

Throw-net fishing on the Mekong

Roof decorations at Wat Chom Thong

Throw net fishing on the Mekong

Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun rises

Khone Falls, at 6 miles wide, said to be the largest waterfall in Asia

Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong

Fishing traps at Khong Phapheng falls

Stone carvings on the main sanctuary at Wat Phou

Tad Lo waterfall

Tad Lo waterfall

Mekong fisherman using a throw net

Giant ant in Laos

Khong Phapheng falls, called the Niagara falls of Asia

Tad Fane, formed by the Champy and Pak Koot streams

Tad Fane, formed by the Champy and Pak Koot streams

Khong Phapheng waterfall

Riverbank of the Mekong

Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak

Tad Yeung waterfall

Tad Lo waterfall

Colorful long-horned beetle (Family Cerambycidae)

Fisherman at dawn on the Mekong

Temple in Ban Houa Khong

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