Whipped Hamer woman in Tumi
The scars on this woman are wore with pride. She was whipped with a slender stick when her son or another close younger male became a man in the Jumping of the Bulls ceremony. The young guy runs across the…
Hanoi Market Sellers
One of the many shots that Debbie and I took while wandering around the back streets of Hanoi. I love the crumbling old wall they are leaning against.
Tam-Coc Vietnam
The limestone outcrops around Tam-Coc (in Vietnam) are threaded by this deep green river and for a few dollars the locals will take you up the river in their boats. The weird thing is that they row the boats with…
Lock-neck woman, Thailand
I meet this lady on the Thai/Burma border. She and others from her tribe (Padung Hill Tribe) were living in a refugee camp in northern Thailand. They stretch their necks by wearing heavy brass coils. As they age they wear…
Giving alms in Lauang Prabang, Laos
A great photo opportunity in Laos is the daily ritual of Buddhist monks collecting alms just after sunrise. The monks rely on the food given to them each morning by the good folk of Lauang Prabang who are in turn…
Cambodian Girl
Debbie and I meet this young girl in Tonle Sap Cambodia. Tonle Sap is near Ankor Wat but few travellers ever visit. The whole community is cut off when the lake floods for much of the year. The houses are built…
Hamer Girl, Ethiopia
This young Hamer girl is from Southern Ethiopia. I meet her at a market near a small dusty place called Tumi while researching the Ethiopian guidebook for Lonely Planet. The Hamer are one of the more friendly tribes in the…
Mursi Lip Stretchers
This photo pretty much speaks for itself. While researching the Lonely Planet guide for Ethiopia I went to Omo Valley and met their most famous tribe – the Mursi. While it may appear as freaky as hell to us, it…