F. Gonçalves

Southeast Asia

16 photographs. 2022–2026

Thailand, Laos and Indonesia: temples, neon, rice terraces and fire. Bangkok's Chinatown at night, the White Temple in Chiang Rai, a balloon over Vang Vieng, and the terraces and water temples of the Balinese highlands.

  1. A still canal at night lined with trees and street lamps, the lights of shops and passing traffic reflected as coloured streaks in the water.

    01 Canal at Night, Chiang Mai. 2022

  2. The all-white Wat Rong Khun temple with its spiked roofs and carved balustrades, reflected almost perfectly in the pond in front of it under a blue sky.

    02 Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai. 2022

  3. A fire dancer holds a fan of eight flaming wicks high over her head against a black night, her face lost in shadow.

    03 Fire Dancer, Gili Islands. 2022

  4. A fire dancer in a purple top turns in profile, one arm raised holding a burning fan of wicks, the other stretched out behind her.

    04 Fire Dancer, Turning, Gili Islands. 2022

  5. A wooden hut with a dark tiled roof stands in tall rice at the foot of a forested mountain, with a band of cloud across the slope.

    05 Hut and Mountain, Jatiluwih, Bali. 2022

  6. Coconut palms stand in front of narrow green rice terraces rising up a hill under a pale turquoise sky.

    06 Palms and Terraces, Jatiluwih, Bali. 2022

  7. Rows of green rice terraces climb a hillside to a ridge with two palm trees and small huts, seen through tall grass in the foreground.

    07 Rice Terraces, Jatiluwih, Bali. 2022

  8. A young man in a pale polo shirt and a patterned Balinese headcloth looks off to the right, with rice terraces and palms blurred behind him.

    08 Udeng, Jatiluwih, Bali. 2022

  9. The black thatched tiers of the Ulun Danu Beratan shrine on Lake Beratan, framed by out-of-focus red canna flowers in the foreground.

    09 Ulun Danu Beratan, Bedugul, Bali. 2022

  10. Four young boys walk away from the camera down a red dirt road, each carrying a long stick, one in a white school shirt.

    10 Four Boys, Vang Vieng. 2022

  11. An orange hot-air balloon printed with the words Above Laos floats over a village road lined with trees, houses and power lines, limestone hills behind.

    11 Above Laos, Vang Vieng. 2022

  12. A tall neon sign in Thai, English and Chinese reading China Town Scala and Shark's Fin, Bird's Nest, glowing red, blue and green against a black sky.

    12 China Town Scala, Chinatown, Bangkok. 2026

  13. Yaowarat Road at night: red and gold neon signs in Chinese and Thai over a street of slow traffic, with people crossing in front.

    13 Yaowarat Road, Chinatown, Bangkok. 2026

  14. The golden face and shoulder of the giant seated Buddha at Wat Paknam fill the right edge of the frame against a clear blue sky.

    14 Wat Paknam, Bangkok. 2026

  15. A scooter rider waits at a junction under street lights and tangled overhead cables on a Chiang Mai street at night.

    15 Night Traffic, Chiang Mai.

  16. The lit central prang of Wat Arun at night, reflected in the Chao Phraya river with a boat passing in front.

    16 Wat Arun, Bangkok.