Novice monks from all over Laos come to Luang Prabang to study. The small town is overflowing with young monks decked out in their saffron robes. I still haven’t figured out why some wear vivid orange and others honey-gold, other than it seems to be personal preference.

I took this photo, along with a few hundred others, at dusk one night at Wat Hosian Voravihane. During our tour of the wat, the monks had gathered for evening chant, both an auditory and visual delight.