A boy sits with his father in a remote village in the mountains of Lombok.
Lombok, Indonesia
July 2010
Shaxi Village
Yunnan, China
July 2011
After seeing photographs of his grandchildren, he invited us to have lunch at his home. He was simply amazing. With a sleeping child on his back, he prepared for us a fantastic meal using wild mushrooms, squash, and potatoes that he grew himself.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
After seeing his photograph, the man couldn’t stop smiling. He asked me where I was from and started telling me his story. He showed me some wounds on this body that he received when he fought against Americans in the Korean War.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
I returned to Chang Le village the following day bearing a few gifts for the locals.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
As typical with many rural Chinese villages, the old are left to care for the grandchildren, while the parents go off to the larger cities to find work.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
Impossibly green rice paddies were plentiful in this part of China
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
We had arrived to the village by bicycle and were aimlessly wandering around when this kind gentleman saw us and proceeded to guide us around. Here, he was showing us the village’s Buddhist temple.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
She sat there watching us as we prepped our bikes, ready to leave the village. We had met her earlier as she and a few other villagers were digging, prepping the new temple they were building. I caught her watching us and I ran up to take a portrait of her. She was quite irritated and didn’t want her photograph taken, assuring me that it wasn’t going to be a beautiful picture. I promised her it would be and that I would come back the next day to give her a hard copy.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
I waited a few minutes as she walked, very slowly and deliberately. She completely ignored me and I’m not quite sure if I even registered, as she walked right by me. I really love the single bunny slipper that she’s wearing.
Chang Le Village
Yunnan Province, China
July 2011
