These images were created during a May/June, 2014 visit to northern Vietnam and the Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) area of Cambodia, led by Gavriel Jecan, who is on the web at http://www.internationalphototours.com.
Ta Phin, Sapa, Vietnam: Red Dzao woman and child. Sapa, in mountainous far northern Vietnam, is home to numerous colorful hill tribes and steeply terraced rice fields.
Tam Coc, Ninh Binh, Vietnam: the Ngo Dong River flows through a valley formed by steep karst rock formations, flooding rice fields that are tended by local villagers.
Tam Coc, Ninh Binh, Vietnam: after it is harvested and threshed, the rice must be dried. Every available flat surface in the village is pressed into service for that purpose.