Day 2 of the Myanmar photo tour took us from Yangon to Mandalay via an early morning flight. On the way from Mandalay airport to town, we made our usual stop at a typical Burmese village to do a bit of exploration and photography. The small village is split in half by a river. Local boatmen provide a ferry service from one side to the other. We spent about 1 hour exploring the modest homes, and small school. Before returning to the bus to travel further to the town of Amarapura, where we photographed workers at a factory that produces alms bowls for Buddhist monks. We photographed some workers pounding metal, cut from 55 gallon drums, into the unique shape of the typical Burmese alms bowl and other craftsman making the lacquer covers that surround the metal bowls.
In the afternoon we visited the Golden Palace monastery where some beautiful children were selling floral necklaces. The Golden Palace monastery is one of my favorite places because the carvings on the walls provide a wonderful backdrop for photographing people, whether it be monks or the little girls who sell flowers. The lighting at this particular monastery is nothing short of magical.
Tomorrow we travel by boat down the Ayeyarwaddy River to Mingun.
As usual, awesome stuff Karl. I love the light on the little girl’s face in the first pic – purely magic.
I am going back to Asia next year for 7 months to do more photography for my website. Myanmar is definitely on my agenda – it is an amazing place. I just won’t make the mistake I did last time by going in the monsoon.
Take care Karl and keep up your awesome work.
Philip
philipsuttonphotography.com
Thanks Karl, that brings back nice memories. I fell in love with Burma and can’t wait to go back. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photographs.
Thanks Phiip and good luck on your trip too!
Thanks for commenting Nath!