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| | High Noon in Pakse, Laos, 2005 photo - Phil Douglis photos at pbase.com |
 | | The incongruity of the huge billboard set amidst Buddhist graves, the prevalence of motorbikes, the web of utility lines, and the presence of the conical straw hats that symbolize Southeast Asia, all combine to present the flavor of Pakse as defined at a single corner along the town’s main street. |
 | | Pakse is a small provincial town, within a completely different traffic situation, different vehicles, and a vastly different setting. |
 | | The only thing the same about the two images is that they both deal with a street, yet the contrast between the two street scenes is astounding. |
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