Southeast Asia

Cambodia

Shopkeeper exchanges money with a customer in Cambodia.

Shopkeeper exchanges money with a customer in Cambodia.

Inside Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia a Buddha carved from stone stands under a parasol over a table of incense.

Inside Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia a Buddha carved from stone stands under a parasol over a table of incense.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia a stone Buddha sits wrapped in a gold sash.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia a stone Buddha sits wrapped in a gold sash.

A Cambodian mother holds her daughter.

A Cambodian mother holds her daughter.

A stone head in the Banyon temple at Angkor Thom in Cambodia.

A stone head in the Banyon temple at Angkor Thom in Cambodia.

Ta Prohm Wat in Cambodia has pillars that have fallen over and are covered in lichen.

Ta Prohm Wat in Cambodia has pillars that have fallen over and are covered in lichen.

A carved in stone bas-relief sculpture of a female devata at Ta Prohm Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

A carved in stone bas-relief sculpture of a female devata at Ta Prohm Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

The roots of a banyan tree envelope a building at Ta Prohm Temple, in Cambodia.

The roots of a banyan tree envelope a building at Ta Prohm Temple, in Cambodia.

A Cambodian family relaxes at the Angkor Wat complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

A Cambodian family relaxes at the Angkor Wat complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Bas relief detail of Buddha ruins at Ta Prohm Wat in Cambodia.

Bas relief detail of Buddha ruins at Ta Prohm Wat in Cambodia.

A reclining stone Buddha is covered in Ta Prohm, Cambodia is adorned with fabric and marigolds.

A reclining stone Buddha is covered in Ta Prohm, Cambodia is adorned with fabric and marigolds.

Inside Ta Prohm a stone Buddha sits with a golden cloth around him, under a golden umbrella and in front of incense.

Inside Ta Prohm a stone Buddha sits with a golden cloth around him, under a golden umbrella and in front of incense.

The outside of Angkor Thom in Cambodia.

The outside of Angkor Thom in Cambodia.

Water buffalo and a family farm outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia

Water buffalo and a family farm outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia

A young girl waves to us from her floating home as we pass by on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia.

A young girl waves to us from her floating home as we pass by on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia.

The toddler son of a Cambodian boat captain watches the water as we are in the boat on Tonle Sap Lake.

The toddler son of a Cambodian boat captain watches the water as we are in the boat on Tonle Sap Lake.

A woman shops at her local open market under a canopy in Cambodia.

A woman shops at her local open market under a canopy in Cambodia.

Two women ride their bicycles down a road in Cambodia, with empty rice bags that they will use to make purses.

Two women ride their bicycles down a road in Cambodia, with empty rice bags that they will use to make purses.

A road in Cambodia has cows tied up outside and people ride past.

A road in Cambodia has cows tied up outside and people ride past.

Outside of the Banteay Srei temple in Angkor, Cambodia.

Outside of the Banteay Srei temple in Angkor, Cambodia.

Detail of a stone carving of a woman and a god at Banteay Srei temple in Cambodia.

Detail of a stone carving of a woman and a god at Banteay Srei temple in Cambodia.

Stone carvings of monkey guardians at the Banteay Srei Temple, outside of Angor Wat Cambodia.

Stone carvings of monkey guardians at the Banteay Srei Temple, outside of Angor Wat Cambodia.

A woman sits inside the ticket booth at the Cambodia Landmine Museum.

A woman sits inside the ticket booth at the Cambodia Landmine Museum.

Laos

Portrait of a young girl in Laos.

Portrait of a young girl in Laos.

A woman and young boy are harvesting rice in the fields of Laos.

A woman and young boy are harvesting rice in the fields of Laos.

A man sits on the back of a truck filled with gallons of water in Luang Prabang, Laos.

A man sits on the back of a truck filled with gallons of water in Luang Prabang, Laos.

Bathing mother and child on the Mekong River in Laos.

Bathing mother and child on the Mekong River in Laos.

A young girl drives a motorbike and wagon down a dirt road in Laos.

A young girl drives a motorbike and wagon down a dirt road in Laos.

A woman rides a moped with a toddler girl away from a temple in Laos.

A woman rides a moped with a toddler girl away from a temple in Laos.

Ruins of a statue at the Khmer temple Wat Phu located in southern Laos

Ruins of a statue at the Khmer temple Wat Phu located in southern Laos

The outside view of Hindu Temple, Wat Phu, an UNESCO world heritage site that is in Champasak, Southern Laos.

The outside view of Hindu Temple, Wat Phu, an UNESCO world heritage site that is in Champasak, Southern Laos.

Detail of a female figure at the Khmer Empire Hindu temple Wat Phu, located Champasak Laos

Detail of a female figure at the Khmer Empire Hindu temple Wat Phu, located Champasak Laos

Worker rests at Wat Phu, a Hindu temple and UNESCO world heritage site located in Champasak, Southern Laos.

Worker rests at Wat Phu, a Hindu temple and UNESCO world heritage site located in Champasak, Southern Laos.

The elephant rock at the Khmer Wat Phu temple in Champasak, Laos.

The elephant rock at the Khmer Wat Phu temple in Champasak, Laos.

A woman and child clean dishes on the Mekong River in Laos.

A woman and child clean dishes on the Mekong River in Laos.

A woman cooks food at a market just outside the Sunbear refuge in Tat Kuang Si Park, Laos.

A woman cooks food at a market just outside the Sunbear refuge in Tat Kuang Si Park, Laos.

Two girls who are making marigold wreaths to sell at Wat Phu temple, stand in a field in Laos.

Two girls who are making marigold wreaths to sell at Wat Phu temple, stand in a field in Laos.

Vietnam

A man sells colorful figures on the sidewalk in Hanoi, Vietnam.

A man sells colorful figures on the sidewalk in Hanoi, Vietnam.

A young H'mong girl watches an older woman at a sewing machine in a village outside of Sapa, Vietnam.

A young H'mong girl watches an older woman at a sewing machine in a village outside of Sapa, Vietnam.

Young men carving white stone figures for the tourists in Sapa, Vietnam.

Young men carving white stone figures for the tourists in Sapa, Vietnam.

A Black H'mong woman at her home in the Ta Van village outside of Sapa, Vietnam.

A Black H'mong woman at her home in the Ta Van village outside of Sapa, Vietnam.

A dog feeds her pub on the floor of a home near Sapa, in Vietnam.

A dog feeds her pub on the floor of a home near Sapa, in Vietnam.

A group of Black H'mong women wait for transportation in Ta Van Village, Vietnam.

A group of Black H'mong women wait for transportation in Ta Van Village, Vietnam.

An older woman herds water buffalo near her home in northern Vietnam, outside of Sapa.

An older woman herds water buffalo near her home in northern Vietnam, outside of Sapa.

A Black H'mong woman and her baby wait by the side of the road to Sapa, Vietnam.

A Black H'mong woman and her baby wait by the side of the road to Sapa, Vietnam.

Water buffalo walk down the road in the Ta Van Village, Vietnam.

Water buffalo walk down the road in the Ta Van Village, Vietnam.

Riding a water buffalo in the rice fields outside of Sapa, in Ta Van Village, Vietnam.

Riding a water buffalo in the rice fields outside of Sapa, in Ta Van Village, Vietnam.

Terraced rice fields fill the village of Ta Van, Vietnam.

Terraced rice fields fill the village of Ta Van, Vietnam.

H'mong women walk past shops in Ta Van Village, Sapa Vietnam.

H'mong women walk past shops in Ta Van Village, Sapa Vietnam.

A landscape panorama of Ta Van Village and its rice fields, near Sapa, Vietnam.

A landscape panorama of Ta Van Village and its rice fields, near Sapa, Vietnam.

Three children and their elder site at a bus stop in Sapa, Vietnam.

Three children and their elder site at a bus stop in Sapa, Vietnam.

Indigo dye stains the hands of a Black H'mong woman in the market in Sapa.

Indigo dye stains the hands of a Black H'mong woman in the market in Sapa.

A highly skilled woman embroiders a handbag in the Sapa market, north Vietnam.

A highly skilled woman embroiders a handbag in the Sapa market, north Vietnam.

A local market where Black H'mong women sell their intricately embroidered textiles in Sapa, Vietnam.

A local market where Black H'mong women sell their intricately embroidered textiles in Sapa, Vietnam.

Baskets are carried on the back of an old Black H'mong woman in Sapa, Vietnam.

Baskets are carried on the back of an old Black H'mong woman in Sapa, Vietnam.

Six children and their mother wait on the sidewalk of Sapa village, in Vietnam.

Six children and their mother wait on the sidewalk of Sapa village, in Vietnam.

Vietnamese woman and her bicycle.

Vietnamese woman and her bicycle.

Boats and guide at Thung Nham, Vietnam.

Boats and guide at Thung Nham, Vietnam.

Lunch and pho served at a market in Sapa, Vietnam.

Lunch and pho served at a market in Sapa, Vietnam.

A family rides a motorcycle in Hanoi, Vietnam.

A family rides a motorcycle in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Halong Bay, Vietnam

A single fishing boat among Karst formations in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A single fishing boat among Karst formations in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A woman rows a boat in the floating Vung Vieng fishing village, in the gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam.

A woman rows a boat in the floating Vung Vieng fishing village, in the gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam.

A man in a boat with floating houses behind him in Vung Vieng village, Halong Bay Vietnam.

A man in a boat with floating houses behind him in Vung Vieng village, Halong Bay Vietnam.

Many boats wait to taxi tourist from the fishing village of Vung Vieng back to their boats in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Many boats wait to taxi tourist from the fishing village of Vung Vieng back to their boats in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Women in boats wait to taxi us under a stone opening in a karst formation, in the Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Women in boats wait to taxi us under a stone opening in a karst formation, in the Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A boat cruises among the Karst formations in the UNESCO world heritage site, Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A boat cruises among the Karst formations in the UNESCO world heritage site, Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A boat cruises among the Karst formations in the UNESCO world heritage site, Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A boat cruises among the Karst formations in the UNESCO world heritage site, Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Panorama of karst formations in Halong Bay, and a cruise ship passing by in Vietnam.

Panorama of karst formations in Halong Bay, and a cruise ship passing by in Vietnam.

A local fishing boat in the gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam.

A local fishing boat in the gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam.

Silhouettes of karst formations and the reflection of the sun in a panoramic landscape of Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Silhouettes of karst formations and the reflection of the sun in a panoramic landscape of Halong Bay, Vietnam.

The evening sun sets and the sky is dramatic with silhouettes of karst floating in Halong Bay, located in the gulf of Tonkin Vietnam.

The evening sun sets and the sky is dramatic with silhouettes of karst floating in Halong Bay, located in the gulf of Tonkin Vietnam.

A single boat is framed between two formations of karst in the misty morning.

A single boat is framed between two formations of karst in the misty morning.