Thailand: From the eyes of a young explorer

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Six months ago, we were neck deep in the ASIAN Geographic Hot Soup Challenge 2017, pitting our knowledge of Asia against other secondary school contestants for a shot at being crowned champion of general knowledge on the region. Late October saw us triumphantly bundled up for a flight to Bangkok – almost vibrating with excitement – as part of the victor’s winnings: a specially organised educational adventure into the Land of a Thousand Smiles.

Coronavirus Continues Killing Innocents

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2020 began with a shocking start for everyone as the infectious CoronaVirus swallowed China and the rest of the word. Originally stemming from animal markets in Wuhan (China), the virus is said to have mutated and was passed onto humans from the animals. The virus has crossed Chinese borders and is now spreading to several other regions. Global death tolls have reached 132, and the number of total confirmed infections has risen to 6,000. 

The Appalling Conditions of Fish Farms in Indonesia

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Close up of a crate filled with milkfish Photographer: Lilly Agustina/Act For Farmed Animals/We Animals Media Text by: Act for Farmed Animals/We Animals Media. An investigation, conducted...

World Poetry Day 2022

Every year on March 21, World Poetry Day celebrates humanity’s most prized forms of artistic expression of culture and identity. The art of poetry...

Photographer Spotlight: Geza J. Holzinger

Black & White Category July 2020 Winner, taken in Bangkok, Thailand, of a Thai box fighter. As ASIAN Geographic’s annual Images of Asia (IOA) 2020...

Above the Water: Sea Science

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Text by Benjamin P.Horton 340 MILLION people are at risk of flooding from sea-level rise by 2050. We know that rising sea levels affect every coastal...

Online Feature: Becoming Maasai

Text and Images by Gregg Yan This is gonna hurt like hell.  It’s a blistering morning in the village of Malula in Tanzania. I’m on my...

Photographer Spotlight: Yasser Alaa Mobarak

Black & White Category June 2020 Winner, taken in India. As ASIAN Geographic’s annual Images of Asia (IOA) 2020 Photo/Videography Competition looms closer, submissions to...