All Photographs © Sam Oppenheim 1997-2010

Pondering the meaning of lunch

Akha Village, Northern Laos — September 13th, 2009

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The Akha are a small ethnic group living in the hills bordering China in Northern Laos. On a trek to this village we learned they still hunt wild animals and occasionally eat dogs, but not their own dogs, they trade with neighboring villages and only eat dogs that were not from their own village! (photo taken in March 2008)

download and listen to my interview about Laos on the Amateur Traveler podcast: Amateur Traveler Episode 199 – Travel to Laos


Film and Camera: Canon EOS 40D - Digital RAW

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