Patrick R. Booz, was born in Beirut, Lebanon to an Amerian diplomatic family. He was raised and educated in Indonesia, Pakistan and Washington DC, and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he majored in Asian studies. He and his mother, Elisabeth B. Booz, were the first American teachers at the University of Yunnan in China. He is also the author of A Guide to Yunnan.
Photographer
R. Ian Lloyd has traveled extensively in Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe as a photojournalist before basing himself in Singapore in 1980. In 1983 he established a company specializing in photography, books and multi-media productions. His work has appeared in National Geographic, Fortune, Time, Newsweek and Geo magazines. His many books include To Know Malaysia, Bali: The Ultimate Island and Singapore: State of the Art.