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My name is Paul Wager and I have 27 years experience as a photo journalist in the Australian media.I now live and work from Laos. If you would like to purchase a print or one of my photos for commercial purposes or you have an assignment to be photographed at any location please contact me at wagerpics@hotmail.com View all my galleries at www.pbase.com/wagerpics
I hope you enjoy the photos
Paul Wager
Asian elephants having their morning bath with the mahouts at Pak Lai, Laos.
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Asian elephants having their morning bath with the mahouts at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 Asian elephants having their morning bath with the mahouts at Pak Lai, Laos.
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Asian elephants having their morning bath with the mahouts at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

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Asian Elephant12.jpg		 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant at the Elephant Asia festival held in Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant at the Elephant Asia festival held in Pak Lai, Laos.

Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival held in Pak Lai, Laos.
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Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival held in Pak Lai, Laos.

Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival in Pak Lai, Laos are being used to give passengers rides.
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Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival in Pak Lai, Laos are being used to give passengers rides.

Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival in Pak Lai, Laos are heading to the elephant bassi ceremony where the spirits are encouraged to stay with the elephant to keep them healthy.
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Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival in Pak Lai, Laos are heading to the elephant bassi ceremony where the spirits are encouraged to stay with the elephant to keep them healthy.

Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival in Pak Lai, Laos are heading to the elephant bassi ceremony where the spirits are encouraged to stay with the elephant to keep them healthy.
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Asian elephants at the Elephant Asia festival in Pak Lai, Laos are heading to the elephant bassi ceremony where the spirits are encouraged to stay with the elephant to keep them healthy.

Asian elephants having their morning bath with their mahouts at Pak Lai, Laos.
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Asian elephants having their morning bath with their mahouts at Pak Lai, Laos.

 Asian elephants recieve their morning bath with their mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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Asian elephants recieve their morning bath with their mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.
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An Asian elephant having it's morning bath with the mahout at Pak Lai, Laos.

 The old mahout may be retired from working with elephants but the love for them will never die, Hongsa, Laos.
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The old mahout may be retired from working with elephants but the love for them will never die, Hongsa, Laos.

 A mahout and his elephant at dawn ready for another days work in Hongsa District, Sainyabuli Province, Laos.
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A mahout and his elephant at dawn ready for another days work in Hongsa District, Sainyabuli Province, Laos.
A Buddhist monk blesses the elephants during a bassi ceremony to maintain the elephants spirits.
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A Buddhist monk blesses the elephants during a bassi ceremony to maintain the elephants spirits.

 An mahout with his of elephant during the Elephant Asia festival in Hongsa, Laos.
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An mahout with his of elephant during the Elephant Asia festival in Hongsa, Laos.

 An mahout with his of elephant during the Elephant Asia festival in Hongsa, Laos.
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An mahout with his of elephant during the Elephant Asia festival in Hongsa, Laos.

 A mahout with his traditional tools for use with the elephants in Hongsa, Laos.
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A mahout with his traditional tools for use with the elephants in Hongsa, Laos.

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Adeleide Lim 16-Mar-2008 15:53
I am seeing as LIVE! Thanks for sharing~ I am certainly having a good time viewing them all.
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