A recent photo from Thailand

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Many of you would be aware that my husband, Vince, is in northern Thailand on a photographic trip. At the moment, they are north of Chang Rai, visiting the Akha people. He is with three others; one is a Belgian but lives in Thailand, his partner is Thai and the other photographer is from Sri Lanka but now lives in Djakarta, Indonesia. The Akha are indigenous to the area but have been pushed further and further from civilisation by the authorities. They have a subsistence lifestyle and rely on tourism for any cash income. Through his contacts, the tour leader has full access to most areas of their lives. He hopes to produce some postcards that they could sell. The old man in the photo (not Vince, the other old man! ) is a year older than Vince. The Thai member of the group is on the right. They are wearing their ‘best’ clothes for the tourists. I was a bit surprised that their skirts were so short.