Children in the picturesque village of Gan on the Ou River in Luang Prabang Province, Laos

A farmhouse stands out against the limestone mountains of Vang Vieng, Laos.

A village in Vientiane Prefecture, Laos is dominated by a mountainous backdrop.

Giant carved stone jars on the plain of jars, Ponsavan, Xieng Kuang province, Laos.

Temple Nong Lamchan in Savannakhet Province, Laos.

Historic ruins, Wat (temple) phu, Champasak, Loas built as a Hindu temple but converted to Buddhism later.

Seuang River, Luang Prabang Provnce, Laos at sunset.

A family travelling down the Khan River past the exposed root system of a giant banyan tree.

Water lillies cover a farm dam on Khong Island, Laos.

Cargo boats plying the mekong river tied up at Luang Prabang, Laos

Mountain views during early morning in the monsoon season in Luang Prabang Province, northern Laos.

A farmer in Luang Nam Tha fertilizing her rice seedlings

Buddhist statues adorn Pak Ou cave by the hundreds in Luang Prabang on the Mekong river, Laos.

A passenger boat travels up the Mekong River shortly after sunrise in Luang Prabang Province, Laos.

Boats tied up on bamboo poles on the Mekong river at sunset in Luang Prabang, Laos.

Moored boats on the Mekong river near Pakse in southern Laos, river transport is still popular.

Early morning on the Ou river at Nong Khiaw, Luang Prabang province, Laos.

Sugar palms at sunrise in Vanchet, Savannakhet province, Laos.

Small passenger and large cargo boats moored on the Mekong river at Pak Lai, Laos

Cargo boats and a passenger ferry being boarded by Buddhist novices and monks, moored at Pak Lai, Laos.

Early morning light over the northern Laos mountains, Luang Prabang province.

Ferns growing in the moist air at Kuangsi waterfall at Luang Prabang province, Laos.

Cargo boats moored during the dry season on the Mekong river at Pak Lai, Laos.

A busy stretch of the Mekong river at Tha Deua, Laos.

Kuangsi waterfall's splendor is being admired by tourists at Luang Prabang province, Laos.

The mekong river as sunset approaches and the fishermen finish for the day in Luang Prabang, Laos.

A rice house used for storing the years rice crop in Savannak province, Laos.

Temple Xieng Maen on the banks of the Mekong river in Luang Prabang, Laos.

A cyclist pauses on the bridge crossing the Seuan river in Luang Prabang province, Laos

Kuangsi waterfall's splendor is being admired by tourists at Luang Prabang province, Laos.

A view accross the rice fields during the dry season in Hongsa, Laos.

Fish traps hanging beside a small Mekong river tributary at Muang Ngoi Neua, Laos.

The sun is diffused through a heavy mist creating a moonlike appearance in Xieng Khuang province, Laos.

Sunset through a bamboo thicket in Savannakhet province, Laos.

Historic ruins, Wat (temple) phu, Champasak, Loas built as a Hindu temple but converted to Buddhism later.

Giant carved stone jars on the plain of jars, Ponsavan, Xieng Kuang province, Laos.

Giant carved stone jars on the plain of jars, Ponsavan, Xieng Kuang province, Laos.

Historic ruins, Wat (temple) phu, Champasak, Loas built as a Hindu temple but converted to Buddhism later.

Giant carved stone jars on the plain of jars, Ponsavan, Xieng Kuang province, Laos.

A rice farm in Luang Prabang, Laos.

A dove watches over the family home overlooking the traditional washing area at the farm in Vanchet, Savannachet province, Laos.