Asean Smiles

The book shows ASEAN thriving with diversity.

From the top of the sky to the bottom of the ocean,

From marginalized people living on the hills to the civilizations of city dwellers,

From kindergarten children in remote areas to leading universities,

From hired hands to workers in factories at the national level,

From small houses in the peace of the fields to the skyscrapers in crowded areas of big towns,

From the ruins of the past to eye-catching contemporary architecture,

From the worship of spirits to the sacred rites of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity,

The book shows ASEAN thriving with diversity.

More than 20,000 pictures taken in these 10 countries have been sifted through, over and over again, in order to select those that best represent the region for posterity in the perfect book to ring in the year 2015.