A village outside of Luang Prabang. I went in search of whiskey, and instead happened upon a 5 day old baby. The villages were welcoming and eager to share their experiences in distilling whiskey and in village medicine and labor. http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4669/204224565_D3BfK-Ti.jpg http://sherryott.smugmug.com/gallery/3593041_8JiZt/ 2008-01-21T09:43:11Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Father of a 5 day old baby girl proudly displays his homemade whiskey full of snakes and scorpians.</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224561_ta8yV" title="Father of a 5 day old baby girl proudly displays his homemade whiskey full of snakes and scorpians."><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4518/204224561_ta8yV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Father of a 5 day old baby girl proudly displays his homemade whiskey full of snakes and scorpians." title="Father of a 5 day old baby girl proudly displays his homemade whiskey full of snakes and scorpians." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:10:53Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4518/204224561_ta8yV-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 15:22:04 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />The village's economy was fishing and whiskey.</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224449_voFdh" title="The village's economy was fishing and whiskey."><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4553/204224449_voFdh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The village's economy was fishing and whiskey." title="The village's economy was fishing and whiskey." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:10:53Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4553/204224449_voFdh-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 15:45:01 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Kids playing</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#245953856_FVVM2" title="Kids playing"><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4538/245953856_FVVM2-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Kids playing" title="Kids playing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T12:12:24Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4538/245953856_FVVM2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Man scooping sticky rice into vats to ferment</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224557_jmjNF" title="Man scooping sticky rice into vats to ferment"><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4602/204224557_jmjNF-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Man scooping sticky rice into vats to ferment" title="Man scooping sticky rice into vats to ferment" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:11:37Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4602/204224557_jmjNF-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 16:15:32 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Happy Tractor</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224201_nNqgS" title="Happy Tractor"><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4623cropped/204224201_nNqgS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Happy Tractor" title="Happy Tractor" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:07:31Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4623cropped/204224201_nNqgS-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 16:23:19 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Woman coming in from the fields with a cow slowly following her.</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224613_7ojC7" title="Woman coming in from the fields with a cow slowly following her."><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4643/204224613_7ojC7-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Woman coming in from the fields with a cow slowly following her." title="Woman coming in from the fields with a cow slowly following her." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:13:16Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4643/204224613_7ojC7-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 16:36:51 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />5 day old baby Et.</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224565_D3BfK" title="5 day old baby Et."><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4669/204224565_D3BfK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="5 day old baby Et." title="5 day old baby Et." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:10:04Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4669/204224565_D3BfK-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 16:53:35 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Girls playing</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224648_3phYt" title="Girls playing"><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4636/204224648_3phYt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Girls playing" title="Girls playing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:10:41Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4636/204224648_3phYt-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 16:30:40 <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />Mother and baby. The mother was sitting by the medicinal fire recooperating from her labor.</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#245954084_oD2Nt" title="Mother and baby. The mother was sitting by the medicinal fire recooperating from her labor."><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4675/245954084_oD2Nt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mother and baby. The mother was sitting by the medicinal fire recooperating from her labor." title="Mother and baby. The mother was sitting by the medicinal fire recooperating from her labor." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T12:01:21Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4675/245954084_oD2Nt-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com">Sherry Ott</a><br />The day of fishing is complete.</p><p><a href="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/3593041_8JiZt#204224593_rpbGK" title="The day of fishing is complete."><img src="http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4569/204224593_rpbGK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The day of fishing is complete." title="The day of fishing is complete." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-07T12:13:14Z Sherry Ott http://sherryott.smugmug.com http://sherryott.smugmug.com/Asia/Laos/Photo-Documentary-Whiskey-and/IMG4569/204224593_rpbGK-Th.jpg 2007-09-27 15:57:43