The Hermit Monk of Burning Lake Bhutan Mebar Tsho, otherwise known as “Burning Lake” is a sacred place in Tang Valley, Bumthang, Bhutan where it is believed in 1475, Buddhist Saint, Terton Pema Lingpa, jumped into the water with a burning oil lamp and...
Guru Rimpoche in Zhiyun Buddhist Monastery near Lijiang, China Image of Guru Rimpoche in Zhiyun Monastery, a Tibetan style Buddhist temple under construction near Lijiang, China. Some Tibetan Buddhists believe that Guru Rimpoche is, in fact, the second incarnation of...
Longtail Boats near Krabi, Thailand I think Thailand has some of the most amazing beaches on the planet. Even though they can sometimes get to be a bit noisy and distracting, colorful long-tail boats add a certain exotic feel to the waters. I made this image, on a...
Last spring, I was able to travel with La Vaiyakone of Soap4Life through several hill tribe villages in Northern Laos. Soap4Life is is a small hands-on humanitarian organization dedicated to improving hygiene, developing economic opportunities for impoverished...
Narrow Path Encountered While Hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge What is Tiger Leaping Gorge? Many publications have said that hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge, the iconic 24-kilometer trek along Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan, China is one of the...
Sapa Vietnam Rice Terrace The beauty of the ancient rice terraces of Vietnam’s Sapa district was unknown to westerners until the 1880s. In fact, as near as anyone can piece together, it was largely unknown to all but the hill tribes that inhabited the area up...
During the sixth lunar month, in villages throughout Laos and eastern Thailand (Isaan), one of the more unusual Buddhist festivals, Bun Bang Fai, or Rocket Festivals are held. This is the hottest and driest season in Southeast Asia (early May), and villagers are...
This is a collection of images of entrepreneurs that I shot on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam. Even though Vietnam is still purportedly a Communist country, it has made a policy shift to a smaller business-friendly, socialist-oriented, market economy and has begun...
