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Acolytes of Boyhood

Published: 28 jan, 2026

Sony ILCE-7CM224-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art 0241/200f/5.6ISO 10070 mm

Lodi Pertovt

The Gold Coast, Australia

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This photographic series documents the daily lives of young Buddhist novice monks in Thailand and Laos through moments of ordinary childhood. Rather than focusing on ceremony or religious symbolism, the work centres on the routines that structure their days: completing homework, playing football, getting haircuts, and spending time together inside monastery grounds.
By foregrounding these shared experiences, the photographs draw parallels between monastic life and childhood elsewhere. Scenes of study, play, and quiet contemplation mirror those of boys around the world, situating religious life within the familiar rhythms of growing up.
The photographs were made with local access and consent, allowing for close, observational documentation of daily life as it unfolds. The series aims to present monastic childhood not as something distant or exotic, but as a lived experience shaped equally by discipline, routine, and play.

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