Coming NEXT: December 6th - Laos, A Journey Beyond the Mekong




Laos is one of Asia’s final frontiers, a country of teeming forests, rare hilltribes and spectacular mountain scenery that is only slowly opening up to the modern world. Squeezed between Vietnam, China, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar and fed by the mighty waters of the Mekong River, it is a magical destination that has largely escaped the influences of neighbouring countries. Photographer and writer Ben Davies spent more than six months journeying into the heart of Laos, travelling by road, river and elephant to some of its remotest regions to document the lives of the people and to capture the essence of this wild and beautiful country.

Ben Davies

Ben Davies is a Bangkok-based writer and photographer whose work has appeared in a wide range of distinguished publications and media including the International Herald Tribune, Vogue, Time Magazine, the London Telegraph, the Guardian, the Asian Wall Street, Geo and National Geographic Books. Since first setting foot in Asia more than fifteen years ago, he has written and photographed books on Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia as well as contributing to books on Great Trains of the World, Great Highways of the World and Great Voyages of the World. He is author of ‘Black Market – Inside the Endangered Species Trade in Asia’. Ben is also a member of OnAsia Images, a photo agency in Bangkok.

Asia Horizons

Asia Horizons Books Co., Ltd was established in Bangkok to publish books on Asia. It has produced a number of photographic books including ‘Isaan: Forgotten Provinces of Thailand’, ‘Pangasinan: A Journey into the Philippines’, ‘Angkor: Ancient Kingdom’ and ‘Cambodia: the Years of Turmoil’.
It has also published a series of small picture books on Angkor. Upcoming titles include ‘Ancient Capitals of Thailand’ by Ben Davies, and ‘The Fall of Phnom Penh’ by Roland Neveu. All the books are to be found on the website: www.asiahorizons.com