
Young monk at play, Water Festival, Luang Prabang, Laos

Vat Phou, Champasak, Laos

Worshiper, Vat Phou, Champasak, Laos

Young Monks in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Marionette makers, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Ngapali, Myanmar (Burma)

Southeast Asia can generally be considered to be in a warm, humid, tropical and mainly monsoonal climate zone. Its major religions are Buddhism and Islam, followed by Christianity, but a wide variety of other religions are found throughout the region, including Hinduism and many practices influenced by animism. All these differing aspects greatly influence the kaleidoscope of Southeast Asia’s landscapes, cultures and traditions.