May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month here in good old Georgia. Thanks to the city of Dunwoody for hosting a small pop up event that allowed our girls to showcase their talents and passion for their heritage. Dinner was at the new Tum Pok Pok off Buford Hwy near City Farmer’s Market. Pretty […]
December 9, 2019 Lunch @ I Luv Hot Pot | Duluth, GA It was another fun evening down here in Atlanta. I missed the Miss Universe Pageant this past weekend, but it was very nice to cover this farewell gathering and have bookends to a pretty neat experience for our Lao community. Big thanks to […]
What a fun couple of days! On behalf of the Lao community here in Atlanta, Georgia and the United States of America, we would like to welcome Miss Universe Laos May Vichitta Phonevilay @vichittapvl @missuniverselaos as she competes in the pageant held right in our beloved ATL!! 😉 Please give them a follow! https://www.instagram.com/missuniverselaos/ https://www.instagram.com/vichittapvl/ https://www.facebook.com/missuniverselao/ […]
Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival | Saturday September 7, 2019 | Olympic Venue Clark’s Bridge | Gainesville, GA Congrats to our friends, the Mekong Dragons for winning this year’s Atlanta Dragon Boat Race! (And we also placed in the top 10 out of 80 teams! Finally after 14 years of participating!!) Event Coverage from the perspective […]
Wat Lao Sattha Dhamma May 11, 2019 Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the links below. Thanks to all for posing […]
Lao New Year Wat Buddha Khanti 2019 Snellville (Stone Mountain), GA Event Photos by Boon Vong Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the […]
Lao New Year Wat Buddha Khanti 2019Snellville (Stone Mountain), GA – Backdrop Photos Next post will be my event photos!
3-02-19 | Blue Moon Event Hall | Duluth, GA Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the links below. Thanks to all for posing […]
May 13, 2018 | Alto, GA Hi! My name is Boon. I’m an Atlanta based Artist. I draw, I take pictures! I’ve been covering events and documenting the multi ethnic Asian Pacific Islander community here in Georgia since 2004! Feel free to share with the links below. Thanks to all for posing for photos! All […]
Sabaidee Pii Mai!
Wat Lao Buddha Moongcoon | Lao New Year 4-15-2018 (2561)
Here’s a list of the many Lao, Thai, and Cambodian festivals that will be happening here in Georgia in the coming weeks.
Event Photography of the 1st Annual Miss Laotian American Pageant. Norcross Community Center, April 1, 2018. Thanks to all the contestants and volunteers for contributing and giving back to the community.
Festival Dates for the Months of April and May, 2016
May 18, 2014 | Alto, GA
May 17, 2014 | Baldwin, GA
Photos from Sunday’s Cultural Events
Notes: Another rainy Saturday event for us, as LAS and our dance teams helped provide the culture portion of the evening.
Notes: Just a colorful shoot from a few weeks back at my parent’s temple in Habersham. Luckily there was this spot of wild azaleas near the entrance that I used for all of the photos. This “Lao Heritage Month(s)” just keeps on rolling. Mola Softlight beauty dish and natural light. Tried for the first time, […]
Wat Lao Buddha Khanti, Snellville, GA
Norcross, GA | March 29, 2014
Photos from our first Annual Papaya Salad (Thum Mak Houng) Contest!
I often wonder if all of my Lao New Year photos are actually doing more harm than good. Because I don’t necessarily post images of what truly happens, when outsiders go to the temple/community center/fairgrounds, they might be in for a shock. There are many things in the Lao community that I don’t agree with, […]
Laotian American Society 7th Annual Fundraiser. April 14, 2012 | The Grand Ballroom | Norcross, GA Sabaidee Pii Mai – Happy Lao New Year! Uncle Boon to the rescue! 😉 More Photos and Videos on the LAS FB Page.
Activities: Learning to write our name in Lao, Running from the torrential downpour in Piedmont Park, and of course Photography!!
Notes: Quick shoot a day or so before he had to go back to Laos. Thanks to KP for letting us borrow his very nice (and $$) PRS guitar for the shoot. 😎 The same brand of guitar that Carlos Santana and other famous musicians use (or get for free). Makes me think about how […]