Mahouts in Surin

A mahout poses while waiting for riders in downtown Surin.

Project: What you should know before visiting elephants in Thailand

Collaborators: Rafael Salvador

Locations: Asia, Thailand

Format: Photography

Tags #Elephants #Human-Wildlife Relationships #Photography #Portrait #Wildlife #Working Animals

Tourist poses while seated on an elephant’s trunk

A man walks down a busy street with his hand resting on a tusk of an elephant he is walking next to him.

Mahout walks with Elephant in Downtown Surin

Mahouts outside cafe in downtown Surin, Thailand.

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