Young Buddhist monk Tong standing on a holy mountain he climbs every day close to Chiang Mai, Thailand

Buddhist monks Nyana and Tong in front of the small temple on their holy mountain . Every day they climb up the 1500 stairs to take care of the temple, and to pray and meditate

Monk Nyana in his favourite spot where sometimes he meditates over 8 hours in a row

Tong by the bell they ring daily as they arrive on the mountain top, to purify their spirit before beginning their worship

Nyana contemplating the beauty of the landscape at sunset. "who needs a TV" , he says, "when you can look at this view?"

Monk Nyana in the forest close to his temple Wat Tham Muang On

Nyana in a secret temple cave in the forest where he likes to come to meditate on particularly hot days