The Mekong

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Barrage-net fishermen pull a 300-pound carp from the Tonle Sap, north of Phnom Penh. The lake, Cambodia's richest fishing spo...
Clouds form an omnious canopy during the rainy season at Stung Treng, Cambodia.
One of the gargantuan faces on the towers of the Banyon casts an enigmatic gaze over the walls of the city. Angkor Thom, Camb...
Workers, reclaiming the great temple from the ravages of time and war, scour the front facade of Angkor Wat, as part of a Uni...
From Angkor, the former capital of the great kingdom that ruled the entire Mekong river basin between the ninth and the thirt...
The dancing Apsara, the mythological entertainers of the Hindu gods, are one of the principal motifs in Khmer temple carvings...
Reviving centuires-old traditions all but lost in the Khmer Rouge's campaign of terror, the school of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh...
A poster artist puts the finishing touches on a likeness of Prince Sihanouk, celebrating his return in 1992 from a thirteen-y...
Cambodian flags, with the image of Angkor Wat emblazoned on them, are raised in tribute to mark the return of Prince Sihanouk.
Life has returned to this war-weary city, once emptied by Pol Pot, and a new generation decks itself in Sunday best for a mop...
As Cambodia's economy struggles to revive itself, inflation is rampant. This sign painter made 850,000 riel ($1,000) for inst...
Phnom Penh on Sundays teems with what seems like its entire population mingling in the crush of wheels. Cambodia.
Oarsmen compete in pirogue races during the Festival of the Turning of the Waters. The festival celebrates the reversal of th...
The few temples that survied the destruction of the Khmer Rouge depend on donations for their upkeep. A larger-than-life monk...
With tentative new optimism in Cambodia, Buddhism is experiencing a resurgence. This factory is busy producing colorful Buddh...
The first car of Cambodia's only operating train is said to be the cheapest seat in the country. Travel is free for passenger...
A young mine victim at the 1/79 Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The hospital is the largest facility in the country devoted...
A shed at the edge of Kampong Cham's "killing field" holds hundreds of skulls heaped on the floor, a grim reminder of the tho...
Each January, families from up to 100 miles away travel to the banks of the Tonle Sap, north of Phnom Penh, during the prahak...
Barrage nets strung across the Tonle Sap Lake, the great regulator of the Mekon's waters, trap a bounty of up to 50 tons of f...
There's no escaping the teacher's attention in a one-room schoolhouse in the Mekong Delta.
The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's rice bowl.
Rice requires constant tending. In Vietnam, family members work in teams to do the tedious job of weeding.
Irrigation is done by hand, one basketful at a time.
Water buffalo surfing, Mekong Delta.
Traders meet at the confluence of five canals at Phung Hiep.
Traders meet at the confluence of five canals at Phung Hiep.
A young son trusts his father will not tip the boat at the floating market in Phung Hiep.
The growing season is year-round in the Delta's hot and humid climate.
Marigolds grow over the waer, much of Zheng He grew vegetables on the decks of his ships.
Flower growers and sellers do a brisk business for the Tet New Year in Cantho Market.
A young Buddhist monk and a child head home from the Cantho market.
The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's rice bowl.
Rice requires constant tending. In Vietnam, family members work in teams to do the tedious job of weeding.
Water buffalo surfing, Mekong Delta.
The ancient art of "cupping," the application of heated cups to the skin is believed to release "bad air" and cure a variety ...
A merchant selling live birds takes advantage of captive customers in their idling cars waiting for one of the many ferries t...
Fisherman bring in their haul with dip nets in the Plain of Reeds, once a Viet Cong stronghold and now a new frontier for set...
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Defoliation during the war turned this mangrove forest at the mouth of the Mekong into a mud flat. At low tide, residents ski...
In the dawn haze, two women go to market in Camau, southern Vietnam.
An aerial view of the Mekong Delta in Bung Tao, Vietnam.
An aerial view of the Mekong Delta in Bung Tao, Vietnam.
Sunrise at the fishing port side of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, World Heritage Sites