Aaron Joel Santos | Travel Photographer

Travel Photography | Asia | Beyond

A collection of editorial and travel photographs from assignments around Asia and beyond--from the remote northern reaches of Mongolia to the beautifully dense and chaotic streets of downtown Tokyo and everywhere in between. 

  • Ethnic minority farmers in the mountains of northern Vietnam harvest their rice fields.
  • Late afternoon crowds rush in all directions at Shibuya Crossing.
  • A spear fisherman looks out over the sea hunting for a catch on the causeway between islands on Jaffna Peninsula.
  • A young woman drinks a cocktail on the banks of the Saigon River at sunset in southern Vietnam.
  • Lek and his elephant, Bonchu, in Khao Sok in southern Thailand.
  • Streetside revelry during Songkran--the country's New Year celebration and nationwide water fight.
  • A young girl contemplates life, the universe, and everything while wearing a pair of bunny ears.
  • A young Vietnamese bride in traditional dress.
  • Boat transport on a small river in Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam, just downriver from the My Lai Massacre of 1968.
  • A view of the sprawling mountainside village of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland state in northeastern India.
  • A young Burmese woman walks through a street market in downtown Yangon.
  • A man carves jade bracelets at a small workshop on the outskirts of Mandalay.
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- November 01, 2018: Two girlfriends with matching Vietnamese food tattoos.
  • A toddy tapper gathers fermented palm wine to sell to local shops.
  • Men repair boats at a shipyard in central Vietnam.
  • Travelers crowd onto a small van at the bus station in downtown Mandalay.
  • Locals cross a small wooden foot bridge in Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam, just downriver from the My Lai Massacre in 1968.
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Masai warriors trek through a verdant mountainside in Kenya.
  • A portrait of performance artist Dao Anh Khanh at his home.
  • A man sits beneath a waterfall in Koh Kong, Cambodia.
  • A man jumps off the Galle Fort walls into the Indian Ocean.
  • A woman swims in the clear blue waters south of Phu Quoc island in Vietnam.
  • Young men try to break a horse in a local village in northern Mongolia.
  • Two women during sunset at a winery near Inle Lake in Myanmar.
  • Elevators and skyscrapers in Pudong at dusk.
  • Street vendors set up their table at the Ban Anou night market.
  • A portrait of Yaya, a ladyboy prostitute in Pattaya, Thailand. Yaya moved from northern Thailand in early 2010 and is currently working to save money for her first breast enhancement surgery. Many of Thailand's ladyboys live in Pattaya, a large percentage of whom work in the sex industry there.
  • A decorated horse at the traditional Naadam festival in Tsagaannuur in northern Mongolia.
  • A Mongolian man prepares to take part in the wrestling segment of the traditional Naadam festival. Just after he picks his wedgie.
  • A portrait of a young Japanese woman dressed in traditional geisha robes.
  • Tribes from across the region gather for the Hornbill Festival in northeastern India.
  • A group of young novice monks near the ancient capitals around Mandalay.
  • A man burns incense and prays at Thien Hau temple in Chinatown.
  • Phare Circus performers stage a special afternoon show for young students at the Shinta Mani hotel.
  • A festival boat on Inle Lake in Shan State, Myanmar.
  • Young boys swim and dive at the Keerimalai Springs, sacred pools fed by sea waters on the northern shores of the Jaffna Peninsula.
  • Ant--a 21-year-old transgender singer--applies lipstick backstage at her Isaan music club.
  • Chinese artist Ye Yongqing paints at his home in western China.
  • A rice farmer tends to his fields as the sun sets in Hoa Binh Province.
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