Philippines: Puerto Galera

A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with over 40 dive sites, Puerto Galera offers incredibly diverse underwater experiences in the heart of the Coral Triangle. By...

Indonesia: Raja Ampat

Take your pick from the hundreds of dive sites teeming with marine life in this fascinating region. By Rachel KwekWell-known for its pristine and...

Tambalang: Caluya’s seaweed farms

Text and Photos by Steve De Neef Inside a small family hut, everyone is chatting about the latest community gossip as their hands intuitively work...

The Makings of an Icon – A showcase of Asian portraits

By Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos For the rest of this article (Asian Geographic No.122 Issue 6 /2016 ) and other stories, check out our past issues here or download...

The Heart of Vastness

Photos and Text Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. A photographic journey into the Mongolian steppe A portrait of a young herder wearing a handmade hat of fox...

On the Edge of Happiness

Text Woo Wan Lu Photos Quek Zong Ye Living the Vanuatu way. The wish to attain happiness is a basic human instinct. Some years ago, I...

Spirit of Place: Recasting Nepal’s architecture

Text & photos Laura McManus Kathmandu, Nepal, is a city under construction. Flying in, the majestic views of snow-capped mountains and green terraced hills soon...

Socotra: Yemen’s secret Garden of Eden

Text & photos by Alessandro Gandolfi/Parallelozero/TCS Like a modern-day Garden of Eden, the island of Socotra is a secret world filled with trees of knowledge...