Portrait of a long necked Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, AsiaThe women of the Padaung hill tribe wear heavy brass ornaments around their neck and limbs. These ornaments look like separate rings but are really a continuous coil of brass that can weigh anywhere from five to twenty-two kilograms and measure up to 30 meter in length. The quantity of visual rings (in reality, the length of the brass coil) is increased every year, according to the age of the woman.

Portrait of a 'Big ears' Padaung tribe woman in Nai Soi, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe girl, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman weaving on a hand held loom, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman weaving, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of an Akha hill tribe woman in traditional clothing, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Group of 'Long necked' Padaung tribe villages, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Temple opposite Wat Jong Klang and Kham, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mae Aw, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Two 'Big ears' Padaung tribe girls in Nai Soi, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Big ears' Padaung tribe villagers in Nai Soi, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Detail of traditional dress of Long Necked Padaung woman, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of two 'Long necked' Padaung tribe women, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe girl, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Dramatic sunset and fields of yellow Mexican sunflowers in bloom across hillsides in Mae Hong Son Province, Northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

First nation Karen farmers working in fruit and flower greenhouses in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand

First nation Karen farmers working in fruit and flower greenhouses in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand

Views of Pai in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mountain scenery in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

First nation Karen farmer working in fruit and flower greenhouses in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand

First nation Karen farmers working in fruit and flower greenhouses in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand

First nation Karen farmers working in fruit and flower greenhouses in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand

Lanterns and electricity cables in Pai in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

First nation Karen farmers working in fruit and flower greenhouses in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand

Mountain scenery in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman from the Lahu people, hill tribe, ethnic minority, cooking on an open fire in a kitchen made of bamboo, Mae Hong Son Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Various colorful scarves at a market, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Asia

Chilli Peppers For Sale At The Market, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Close-up portrait of a Lisu Hill Tribe Woman in traditional dress, Mae Hong Son, Thailand

A Washroom In A Long Necked Village Called Huay Pu Keng Near Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Chilli Peppers For Sale At A Market, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Grilled salted fish stuffed with lemongrass, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand