Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thela practising Vipassana Meditation at the Buddha's birthplace, Lumpini, Nepal, during a pilgrimage to Sacred Buddhist Sites of India and Nepal in 1968. Photograph taken by an accompanying monk. This photograph is part of the exhibition set up by Pha Khamchan inside the Sim of Vat Saen.

Silver Gelatin DOP print (printed and mounted on cardboard at “Fashion studio”, Bangkok, without date), Collection of Wat Saen Sukharam. Buddhist Archive No. B0012R.

Exhibition of photographs set up by Pha Khamchan at Vat Saen Sukharam, in 1995. Note the portraits of himself on top, under images of sacred Buddhist sites, and, on the right side, portraits of Lao kings next to portrait of Prince Souphanouvong, the first President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Chromogenic print. Personal archive Hans Georg Berger.

Monk of Luang Prabang and photographer, posing for a double portrait in formal attire in 1937. Note the camera on the ground before them: with the camera that took the photograph, two cameras are involved.

Silver Gelatin Glass plate, Collection of Vat Saen Sukharam. Buddhist Archive No. X0056.

Two monk photographers from Luang Prabang taking a photograph of an approaching train during a voyage in Thailand in the early 1970s. They are being photographed by a third monk who accompanied them.

Silver Gelatin DOP print, Collection of Vat Saen Sukharam. Buddhist Archive No. X0856.

Portrait of Pha Khamfan Silasangvara Maha Thela. Unidentified studio (in Luang Prabang?), early 1930s.

Silver Gelatin DOP print, Collection of Vat Suvannakhili, Buddhist Archive No. C1969R.

Page of an album made by Pha Khamfan Silasangvara Maha Thela. He combines original photographs of himself and decorations (roses and butterflies) in a collage. The album contains only photographs related to his life and can be called a "private" album. They date from the late 1920s and are all Silver Gelatin DOP prints.

Album page, Collage of photographs and printed decorations, partly coloured, Collection of Vat Suvannakhili. Buddhist Archive No. C1976R to C1979R.

Senior monks from Laos are posing for a portrait in front of the Taj Mahal during a pilgrimage to India in January 1957. Sitting from l-r: Somdet Pha Sangkhalat Thammayana Maha Thela and Pha Khamfan Silasangvara Maha Thela.

Silver Gelatin DOP print, Collection of Vat Saen Sukharam, Buddhist Archive No. C1679R.

Pha Oun Huean Hasapanya Maha Thela, the monk-photographer; posing for a portrait taken by one of his disciples at Vat Nong Si Khun Muang in 1959.

Silver Gelatin DOP print, Collection of Vat Nong Si Khun Mueang. Buddhist Archive No. D0231.

Pha Oun Huean Hasapanya Maha Thela: Night illuminations at Vat Nong Si Khun Muang, Luang Prabang, 1950s. Gift by the photographer to Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thela.

Silver Gelatin DOP vintage print, Collection of Vat Saen Sukharam. Buddhist Archive No. A0700.

Senior monks of Luang Prabang posing for a group portrait at Vat Xiang Thong in 1936. The Supreme Patriarch of Laos sits in the first row, second from left.

Silver Gelatin DOP print, Collection of Vat Sean Sukharam. Buddhist Archive No. A0005R.

A march of Buddhist monks, villagers and soldiers supports the revolutionary forces of the Pathet Lao during the Civil War. A large photograph of Prince Souphanouvong, a revolutionary leader, is carried by them (1960).

Silver Galatin DOP print, Collection of Vat Suvannakhili. Buddhist Archive No. C1115R.

Nak procession to Vat Chomkhao Manilat, Houaysai, Bokeo province, before the Upasombot ceremony, probably 1957.

Silver Gelatine DOP print, Collection of Vat Saen Sukharam, Buddhist Archive No. A0325R.

Khamongkhoun Virachit (1909-1984), at the age of 13. Studio portrait, taken in Luang Prabang in 1922, Photographer not identified.

Silver Gelatine DOP print, Collection of Vat Saen Sukharam, Buddhist Archive No. B0767R.