Luang Prabang
Usually my walks around the small town of Luang Prabang are limited to the interior sections of the town so it was fun to re-visit one of the small villages across the Mekong by ferry boat.
The small village follows the Mekong and has some nice temples and by climbing the steps of Chomphet one is rewarded with a cool view over the main town on the other side rich with architecture, fun shopping and great food. The place has nook and cranny written all over it as there are lots of details to discover in the back alleys and on its buildings.
But lets stay on this side for a moment an area I explore also for half day workshops. Some good samples of old Lao houses mixed with a more modern approach to housing and my guess is that in 15 years this village will look very different. It shows economic growth. The wooden houses that still remain were built according to local beliefs and the houses were planned in such a way that the beams along roofs were parallel to the river and diving the house into a upper and lower part. For the interior orientation is based on the sleeping body and the direction is of great importance. Also often there are different entrances for the living and the dead. Spirits are believed to move in a straight line and so bodies had to be moved in same direction and placed parallel to the horizontal beams of the house but in the lower part.
The small temples are full of murals and Buddha statues with some being quite unique. One mural has Chinese looking warriors outside apparently to protect the temple against bad spirits. A nice few hours for this walk if one keeps up the pace!
Prix de la Photographie Paris Competition
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June 17, 2011 Prix de la Photographie Paris Competition Announces its 2011 Winners
Adri Berger received several awards in the 2011 Prix de la Photographie Paris competition, which received over 4000 entries from around the world. Adri Berger received Silver, Bronze and an Honourable Mention in the Press, Travel & Environmental categories for the entry entitled “Portraits, Northern Laos “, “POV POB’, and for “Clearing the Fields”.
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Silver:
https://px3.fr/winners/px3/2011/2182/
Bronze:
https://px3.fr/winners/px3/2011/2183/
Honourable Mention:
https://px3.fr/winners/hm/2011/1-24249-11/
About PX3:
The 2011 Prix de la Photography Paris (Px3) competition is a photography competition that invites emerging and professional photographers to submit their work for juried consideration. The winners in each of the categories – Advertising, Book, Fine Art, Nature, Portraiture, and Press – have been invited to exhibit their work at Espace DUPON in Paris during the month of July. Now in its fifth year, Px3 strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and to introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are also published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.
Winner Contact:
Adri Berger
hello@adriberger.net
Silver in the Portrait Catagory
Bronze in the Travel Catagory
Honourable Mention in Environmental Catagory
