Two women seek out the shade during day one of a funeral in Pohnpei, FSM. Beside them are the several gallons of water there for the mourners, also seeking some coolness. May, 2010.
It was dark as I was looking for a bathroom one night in April 2011. I was at the Wat for the cremation ceremony of a monk. I looked into this open door and saw all these dishes. I just thought what an interesting picture and at the same time I...
In this photo the monks are heading up the funeral procession of the cremation coffin of Pra Tamnittave of Wat Nong Wang Nang Boa, Amphur Phon, Khonkaen, Thailand. The monk was placed in this "air-conditioned" coffin for 100 days before the...
These women are from Ban Huay Kor, but went to Wat Non Wang Nang Boa, Amphur Phon, Khonkaen, Thailand, to pay their respects to the monk who was to be cremated later in the evening. This group of women are at every festival in their village.
At a funeral in a rural village in Namibia, four women from the Herero tribe show their sympathy by gathering outside the home of the person who has passed away. The women are wearing traditional Herero dress (derived from the Victorian dresses of...
One of the very colorful and lively funeral celebrations common in Cameroon. Participants dance to lively drums celebrating the life of a tribal chief, rather than mouring his death. Bafang, Cameroon.