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Rangoon, Burma 2011 This lovely woman sat with her friend at the celebration of the Full Moon Festival at the Shwedagon Pagoda. How could I not notice her…her round face and small, perfect features. She radiated a shy sweetness. She … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 Burmese farmers, husband and wife, gather fodder onto their wooden bullock cart. An old monastery is in the background. They wear a conical hat typical of Viet Nam.
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Burma 2011 The Master stopped fanning himself long enough to turn a page in his book. The tropical sun poured into the open windows. The heat was oppressive. The young monks were oblivious to the heat. They bent to their … Continue reading
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Bagan, Burma 2011 Our tour leader, Win, (http://www.asiaphototravel.com) arranged for these three boys to be our models. We’d picked them up from the monastery where they happily abandoned their lessons for the day. Win instructed them to slowly walk toward … Continue reading
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Two th Bagan, Burma 2011 Monks who live in a nearby monastery offer prayers in front of ancient Buddhas. More than two thousand temples and pagodas remain in Bagan where once there were more than ten thousand. The temples date from … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 A village near Bagan: a woman carries her baby and a supply of firewood as she hurries home. The baby held tightly to the rim of the basket. Otherwise he was as happy as any baby who is … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 I’m trying to vary the photos although at present I’m fascinated with my photographs from Ethiopia. Here’s a photo to make you smile. I saw a post saying that these cats at the monastery of Nga Phe Kyaung were being ill treated. … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 A young Buddhist nun turns her beautiful face to the light…a serendipitous shot from an afternoon’s shooting in a Yangon monastery. Don’t stop shooting until you’ve left the premises is my advice. In Photoshop, I increased contrast and added a layer … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar) 2011 This was shot in a monastery in Rangoon. The young nuns lined up to receive a special lunch and no doubt their anxious expressions betray their fear that nothing would be left for them. I … Continue reading
