Category Archives: Burma

Long-Necked Women of Burma

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Inle Lake Burma 2011 Finally, I found a photo of these Padaung women that I like. The shop, owned by Padaung women, floats on one of the outlets of Lake Inle.  We visited the shop twice. Still, I didn’t get the shot I … Continue reading

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Alone

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Burma 2011 A small boy stands obediently as I photograph him. He is slender and delicate looking, but he did not seem afraid. Behind him, lying on the table, is his tray…his begging bowl. He must go out at least … Continue reading

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Nuns on U Bein Bridge

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Burma 2011 Luckily I carried a full frame,  all purpose lens on my crop frame camera. This allowed me to have a zoom of 400mm and enabled me to shoot a shot like this one.  So very satisfying. I remember … Continue reading

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Photographing “Huge “

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Rangoon, Burma 2011 When you want to photograph something as large as the Shwedagon Pagoda or the giant Buddha, what can you do to make it interesting? You can show the crowds below, of course, or try to find a … Continue reading

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Shwedagon Pagoda

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Yangon, Burma 2011 Flames burn before one of the hundreds of gilded statues of Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda . The shadows from the setting sun gave me the idea to make this look as if it were a page from an old … Continue reading

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Watermen of Inle Lake

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Burma 2011 We spent several hours photographing the leg rowing fishermen of Inle Lake. There were several of us in the boat and, I hate to complain, but often my position was not a good one. This caused me to … Continue reading

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Harbors in Exotic Lands

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Cochin Harbor, Kerala State, India 2009 You’d think that fishing nets this size would bring in enough fish to feed the entire village but they don’t. They catch very few fish because they are in the water only a few … Continue reading

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Faces of Burma

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Burma, 2011 Buddhist nuns turn toward the light, a serious and solemn look on their young faces. Burmese man startled by me and my camera. Love the bokeh! It’s from the rain on the dense jungle foliage. Luck Happens!

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Temple at Bagan

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Burma 2011 Temples of all sizes dot the plains of Bagan from castle-like structures to stupas. Some, like this one, have interior halls with statues of Buddha. A shaft of sunlight lit the gold leaf covered statue as our monk models … Continue reading

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Monks at Lunch

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Burma 2011:  Near Bagan We took a break from out shooting. It was lunch time at the monastery and our young models had worked up an appetite. I can’t tell you what they were eating, but the starch was rice. … Continue reading

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