Where is the Plain of Jars Located The Plain of Jars is located close to Phonsavan city in Xiangkhouang province in the northeast of Laos. They are a little bit out of the way of the normal tourist trail in Laos but they are well worth taking a side trip for and...
Sculpture at Buddha Park in Vientiane If you are staying in Vientiane, Lao’s capital for more than one night, consider a visit to the weird and wonderful Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan. It’s a small park, filled with more than 200 Buddhist and...
When I am traveling I am usually pretty diligent about making photographs, but when I am at my home base in Vientiane, Laos I often forget how many and amazing things are literally right in my own neighborhood. For the last several afternoons I have been going out and...
I made this image on a visit to a remote village in Phongsaly Province, Laos. I was invited inside of this communal hut to share a meal and the adults were having a good time, relaxing and enjoying a bit of Lao Lao (rice whiskey) afterward. It was a simple room,...
It was a cold and windy day when we arrived at the Plain of Jars, Site Three in Xieng Khouang province in Central Laos. We had hired a driver, but you can’t get too close without walking, maybe a kilometer, through rice fields and pasture. Because there are...
It is a little odd to see what appears to be a replica the Parisian Arc de Triumph as the centerpiece of the Laotian capital Vientiane, but the history of this unusual monument is even stranger. Patuxai, meaning Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph in Lao, is a war...
Vientiane, Laos is filled with beautiful Buddhist Temples. On some days I will just go and wander from temple to temple, making photographs, reflecting on how different this beautiful culture is and talking with the local monks. I usually find it peaceful and...
Here are a few images and a drone video I made of bomb craters in Laos. These craters were created over two generations ago by so-called “carpet bombing”. This mutilation of an otherwise bucolic landscape was created by heavy bombs, indiscriminately dropped by B52s,...
