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Photography

Most of these photos were taken during my 2019/2020 sabbatical in Southeast Asia – at markets, at temples and from above with a drone.

Tap a spot to jump to its photos. Map data: Natural Earth

Khao soi with crispy noodles in a white bowl — Chiang Mai, Thailand · 2019

Samuel Mellert on Koh Chang, chin resting on his hand — Koh Chang, Thailand · 2019

Young woman with earrings, hand on her cheek, beach in the background — Koh Chang, Thailand · 2019

Coastline with bungalows and palm trees, from above — Koh Chang, Thailand · 2019

Colourful roofs of a fishing village on stilts in the sea, from above — Koh Chang, Thailand · 2019

Turquoise river mouth with stilt houses, from above — Koh Chang, Thailand · 2019

Sunrise over misty treetops with birds in the sky, from above — Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Wide valley with rice fields in front of mountains — Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Birds against sunbeams above houses and palms — Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Oil palm fruit bunches on the tree — Laguilayan (Isulan), Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Palm crowns from above with one yellow flowering tree — Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Palm plantation bordering green fields, from above — Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Harvester with a long pole among oil palms — Laguilayan (Isulan), Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Harvester with a red headscarf and a long pole looking up into a palm — Laguilayan (Isulan), Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Oil palm fruit bunch on the ground — Laguilayan (Isulan), Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Man on a tractor loaded with oil palm fruit in the plantation — Laguilayan (Isulan), Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Workers loading oil palm fruit onto a truck — Laguilayan (Isulan), Sultan Kudarat, Philippines · 2019

Mango shaved-ice dessert with cream, two small glasses beside it — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2019

Woman with a conical hat harvesting greens in a vegetable garden — Hội An, Vietnam · 2019

Vegetable fields in fine stripes, from above — Hội An, Vietnam · 2019

Woman with a conical hat watering vegetable beds with two cans on a shoulder pole — Hội An, Vietnam · 2019

Smiling elderly man with a cap at the market — Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · 2019

Market woman with a conical hat bagging rice cakes — Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · 2019

Woman with a conical hat bundling lemongrass on the street — Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · 2019

Old woman with a conical hat behind a teapot and bowls — Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · 2019

Laughing woman with a conical hat and a basket at a flower market — Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · 2019

Man with glasses holding a bag, in front of a green wall — Đà Nẵng, Vietnam · 2019

Woman at an old sewing machine — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Five girls making peace signs — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Old woman with a conical hat eating soup from a bowl — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Young woman with a black cap at the market — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Elderly market woman behind green citrus fruit — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Laughing man with a cap waving — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Laughing market woman with a straw hat — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Very old woman at the market — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Old woman laughing with herbs in her hands in front of a wooden door — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Old woman with a conical hat resting her head on her hand — Đông Hà, Vietnam · 2019

Young dog sniffing in dry grass — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Young dog in the evening light — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Elderly monk with glasses in an orange robe — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Grandfather laughing with a toddler in a bear hat in his arms — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Noodle soup with herbs and chopsticks, from above — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Macaque sitting on a wooden railing — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Young macaque on a wall — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Macaque sitting and looking into the camera — Mukdahan, Thailand · 2020

Tuk-tuk with luggage on the roof at a bus station — Mae Sot, Thailand · 2020

Monks in red robes on their morning alms round — Myawaddy, Myanmar · 2020

Glass of iced coffee with a straw — Myawaddy, Myanmar · 2020

Young woman with thanaka on her face laughing at a betel stall, a young man peeking out behind her, a wall clock above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Betel vendor with red-stained teeth at his stall, jars of ingredients and the lime pot in front of him — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Betel stall with cigarettes and chewing gum, below it a lime pot and jars covered in white lime splashes — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Woman at a betel stall with a lime pot and a splattered bucket, customers waiting in the background — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Betel leaves laid out with dark paste — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Prepared betel quids on leaves — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Golden pagoda on a hill at sunrise, from above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Burning candles with dripping wax — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Two people in longyis walking along a road — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Two monks walking barefoot along a road — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Woman with thanaka carrying a tray of grapes on her head — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Young novice monk in a red robe at a market stall — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Pagoda on a rocky peak at dusk — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Golden pagoda complex on a hill, from above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Golden pagoda spire above a hazy morning landscape, from above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Golden pagoda among palm trees on a hill, from above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

White stupa in a forest clearing, from above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

White stupa in a forest clearing, from above — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Laughing toddler with thanaka on a red chair — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Portrait of a boy in a red and black striped shirt — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Grandfather with a baby on his lap in front of a green wall — Mawlamyine, Myanmar · 2020

Market stall from above: pieces of betel nut, betel leaves and round tins — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Toddler with thanaka eating, colourful balloons behind — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Little girl with a fringe next to rice sacks — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Boy with a cap sticking out his tongue — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Monk with glasses reading a booklet — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Elderly man reading a newspaper in front of his shop — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Man with a red cap and a radio at a small stall — Yangon, Myanmar · 2020

Silhouettes of palm trees and a temple at dusk — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Boys playing football in dusty backlight — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Dry riverbed with grasses at dusk, mountains on the horizon — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Hot-air balloon above palm trees in the morning light — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Man at a fireplace in the smoke — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Square temple from above — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Elderly man with a walking stick on a path in the morning haze — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Portrait of an elderly man in a hoodie — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Young dog sitting in front of a weathered red metal wall looking up, a second one peeking around the corner — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Golden pagoda in the evening light above the plain of Bagan — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Hot-air balloons being inflated at dawn, from above — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Hot-air balloons taking off in the morning light over Bagan — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Temples of Bagan with balloons in the sky at sunrise, from above — Bagan, Myanmar · 2020

Elderly man at a sewing machine in front of a red wall — Mandalay, Myanmar · 2020

Pagoda on a karst rock under a cloudy sky — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Woman with thanaka paste on her face and a red straw hat — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Rocky island with a pagoda in the river near Hpa-An, from above — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Sandbank with grasses and an overgrown rocky island in the river — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Sandy riverbank with ripple patterns, smoke clouds and a bridge, from above — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Sun above a river with a cliff and trees — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

River with a sandbank between karst mountains, a bridge in the background, from above — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Sunrise over karst mountains and rice fields — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Sun above a mountain ridge, rice fields in front — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Pointed karst peak behind a field with bamboo poles — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020

Portrait of an elderly man with a grey cap — Hpa-An, Myanmar · 2020