After I’d dropped my last packet of biscuits and dollops of sticky rice into the monks’ pots during the daily alms giving ceremony in Luang Prabang, Laos, I followed the saffron robed procession through the rear gate of Wat Xieng Thong. A bold sun rode majestically into a robin’s egg sky, igniting the gilt facade … Read more

In the grainy gray light just before dawn, I stole from my suite at the Luang Say Residence and walked the silent streets to witness Binthabhat, the daily practice of giving alms to monks in Luang Prabang, Laos. I was conflicted over this event. As a photographer I desperately wanted to take photos of the … Read more

On day two of my cruise down the Mekong River, our white yacht eased up to the dock in Luang Prabang. Within seconds, a pack of urchins crawled through the windows and assaulted our luggage . My instincts were not fast enough; before I knew it a disheveled boy barely larger than my bag was … Read more