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Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung Monastery, Burma 2010 He was the perfect monk to pose for us. He was in a hurry, though. The master had designated him to start the tea for breakfast and we were making him late. He was torn between pleasing … Continue reading
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Mandalay, Burma 2011 I was in a shop selling handicrafts. In Burma, that’s a good thing because the hands that make the crafts are Burmese hands. No meretricious Chinese wares or hokey t-shirts. I noticed some statues of women holding … Continue reading
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Bagan, Burma 2011 One of my photography teachers would not shoot with color film. He said the colors didn’t look natural. I remember that when I can’t get the colors to look right and then I try the shot in black … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 I learned from Lisl Dennis that a wide angle lens is the lens of choice for market shots. The wider the better and if your lens is a zoom then you’re ready for any close-up situation. Lisl showed how … Continue reading
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Mandalay, Burma 2011 The master of a monastery in Mandalay meditates on his manuscript. Too alliterative?
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Mandalay, Burma 2011 The Movable Feast makes its way down Marble Street. O.K. I’m a philistine. I can’t help it. I used a white vignette on this shot because a cloud of white dust blankets Marble Street and the man is … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 Portrait of a Padaung girl weaving. Her mother owned or ran a shop selling their weavings among other items. The entire family willingly posed for us. The problem was that our guide dictated the poses and I never got … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 I remember how difficult it was shooting in these old teak monasteries. Shards of blinding sunlight entered the doorways and bounced off the wooden floors. Shadows, blacker than the ancient carved teak doors, oozed from the interior depths. The sauna of the … Continue reading
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Mandalay, Burma 2010 Using his feet as a vise, an artisan puts the finishing touches on a marble Buddha. Dust clouds billowing from sanded marble filled the air. The white powder covered everyone who worked there. Each breath they drew and each … Continue reading
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Mandalay Burma 2011 In front of a shop selling statues of Buddha, a man concentrates on his work. I love an environmental portrait. No need for the subject to pose, look this way or that. They just go about their work … Continue reading
