In January of 2010 I traveled with my camera through some rural, less industrialized areas of northern Thailand and Laos. While "less industrialized" can sometimes mean less money, less education, and less of a lot of other economic things, I found that it in no way means less kindness, smiles, and warmth. And it often means more--sometimes much more--of these priceless things.



I tried to capture glimpses of this humanity in my photos of the people and countryside I met and saw along the way.



Enjoy,



Tim Roper