Jaume Mestres

About 9 months a year I am out home. Travelling around the world, most focusing Asia. For the last five years I've been taking pictures of Buddhist Murals in Thai Buddhist Temples. I've been all over Thailand searching for temples. From deepest south (Pattani, Narathiwat...) to the northern most tip of Thailand. And Isan, of course, the wonderful land of the North-East. Up to now 165 wat (temples) visited and about 25000 pictures taked from them. Some of the temples are in very remote areas. I discovered real treasures, both in the walls and in the heart of people I'd met. I believe some of these precious murals were never photographed before. At present (2012) I'm also searching for old Khmer ruins in Thailand. The most remote ruins and most hardest to find. Some ancient temples are located in dangerous places, like ones hidden in the thick jungle at the border between Thailand and Cambodia. Historical masterpieces which are a tug of war between both countries.

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