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

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.

Tourist poses while seated on an elephant’s trunk

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