On our walk back to the hotel from the night market, my tour mate and I passed by a photo studio that was still open. We saw people in colourful northern Thai costumes right by the door. Curious, we moved closer and noticed a gallery displayed by the window. It featured photos of tourists wearing traditional Lanna regalia and posing like royalties against different Thai-inspired backdrops. That caught our attention. We exchanged one look and knew we were thinking of the same