Young islanders, a boy and a girl, on a beach chair, Ko Lanta, Thailand

These children are survivors! I shot this just after the tsunami destroyed many homes on this island and took many lives. The children watch warily while their carpenter father repairs the resort.

Lahu hilltribe girls smiling in doorway of bamboo hut, northern Thailand

Baby boy enjoys coconut milk, southern Laos

Young Lao girl loves ice cream, southern Laos

Wooden canoe full of Lao children paddling with gathered food, Mekong River, southern Laos

Young Buddhist monks relaxing, southern Laos

Pretty Lao schoolgirl, Bolaven Plateau, Champasak, Laos

Playful Lao baby boy, southern Laos

Young Vietnamese boy, Danang, Vietnam

Young Bai boy with cautious smile, Shaping village market, Dali, Yunnan, China

Chinese minority boy with bright hat, bright eyes, and roguish smile, Shengcun, Yuanyang, Yunnan, China

Young Chinese minority girl with painted eyebrows, Jin Zhu Zhai village, Xinjie, Yuanyang, Yunnan, China

Charming ragamuffin, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cambodian boy and girl on sidewalk, Kompong Thom, Cambodia

Sad beggar girl, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Young Cambodian gentleman, Angkor, Cambodia

Bright eyed girl under red umbrella, Kompong Thom, Cambodia

Boys in window at Preah Khan, Angkor, Cambodia

Little girl with soiled face, Di Ma Luo, Yunnan, China

Young Tibetan girl, Daocheng, Sichuan, China

Lao girl under pink umbrella, Baan Mai Singsamphan, Laos