Category Archives: Burma

Market Shot: Detail

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Rosemary
longyi and long beans, shot in Burma country market

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I’m back from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Still a bit punchy from jet lag. I was eager to show you the Stans, but my computer is on its last legs and I can’t process my new photos until I get a new … Continue reading →

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Lessons

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Rosemary
burma_monastery_monks_studying_low_key

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Burma 2011  I don’t remember the name of this monastery, but I do remember that I had a very hard time getting the shot. It was very dark and, for me, hard to focus. I used my tripod and my … Continue reading →

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Woman’s Work 03

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Rosemary
woman prepares food in a burma village

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Burma 2012  I think I’m going to have to have a series on “woman’s work”… here we have a Burmese countrywoman preparing the midday meal. Most likely rice is the staple. You can see a coconut in the foreground. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Burma Days

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Rosemary
Rangoon Street Scene

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Rangoon, Burma 2011 Two young men, dressed in longyi, check their phone for messages. Rangoon was, until recently, the capitol of Burma, but in 2006 the capitol was moved to a city in the north of the country.  Vestiges of … Continue reading →

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Elephant at Work

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Rosemary
Young elephant logging in jungles of Thailand

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Chaing Mai Thailand 2007  I was taken to an elephant camp where elephants, formerly used for logging, are trained for shows to the public. There is no teak logging in Thailand now. The trees have been overcut and the government forbids cutting … Continue reading →

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For Mary

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Rosemary
rangoon girls raw file from camera

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Here is a  young Burmese man who was working on the construction job at our hotel. He and his friend were eating their lunch in the hotel garden. They jumped up when they saw me. At first,they were reluctant to have … Continue reading →

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Rangoon Abstract

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Rosemary
Pink and orange with accents of blue make up Rangoon Abstract

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Rangoon, Burma 2011  We got to Rangoon (Yangon) a day early so we could rest from our long flight. But I couldn’t sleep. I took my camera and went out to explore the hotel garden. It was lush, hot and humid… … Continue reading →

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Listening to the Master

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Rosemary
Buddhist Monks in Myanmar copy dictation from the Master

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Diligent Burma 2011 Somewhere near Mandalay There was something touching about these young men lying over their copybooks, concentrating with all their might on the dictation from the Master, or monk who is in charge of the monastery.    As … Continue reading →

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Burma’s Giraffe-Necked Women

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Rosemary

Padaung Woman of Burma We were all eager to see (meet) the women of the Padaung tribe. Their habit of wearing heavy brass rings to elongate their neck intrigued us as it does everyone who hears of it. Our family … Continue reading →

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Bagan Temple

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Rosemary
Young Buddhist Monks in Bagan Temple

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Prayers Offered by Young Monks Young Buddhist Monks pose as if they are praying in an ancient temple on the plains of Bagan.  As I’ve written in other posts, the boys were cooperative and helpful.  Not once did they ask … Continue reading →

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