The final stop on our Myanmar photo tour is always Inle Lake. We spend two nights at a resort in the middle of Inle Lake and two more in the town of Nyaung Shwe. There are some amazing markets around the shores of Inle Lake where local hill tribe people come to buy and sell […]
Archive | 2011
The Beauty of Mt. Popa and the Human Richness of Life in the Villages
We had overcast skies on the day we visited Mt. Popa. Luckily for us, just as we were leaving our usual lunch location – a stunning mountainside restaurant with an amazing view of Mt. Popa, the clouds and fog lifted enough to reveal the Temple atop Mt Popa. What a spectacular scene!!! Everyone got an amazing photograph! […]
Bagan: Landscape of 2000 Pagodas
Bagan is the ONE area in Burma which is on the wish list of just about every landscape photographer who has ever seen a picture of this most amazing landscape which is dotted with thousands of Buddhist shrines. Bagan is probably the most recognizable location in all of Myanmar. Once a UNESCO world heritage site, it never ceases to amaze […]
Mandalay and an Old British Hill Station
As I write this I am sitting on the plane flying from Yangon to Bangkok. The 2011 Myanmar photo tour is over now, however I have several additional blog posts that I would like to share with you. The reason that these blog posts are coming after the tour is finished, is due to the […]
Amazing Myanmar photo tour day 4: Mandalay
“The Myanmar photo tour is now past the half way point. We are now at Inle Lake. Tomorrow we will rise early to see the big procession of the Buddha accompanied by the long boats. Sorry about being unable to post for the last few days, that’s just the way it is here in Myanmar. […]
Myanmar Photo Tour Day 3: Mandalay
Today I am going to share 14 images from yesterday’s “photo shoots” on the 2011 Myanmar (Burma) photo tour. Our first stop of the day was at Mahamuni Temple, the holiest Buddhist shrine in upper Myanmar. We then traveled to Mahagandaryon monastery and photographed hundreds of monks receiving their daily meal. As usual there were […]
Myanmar Photo Tour Day 2: Mandalay
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 […]
Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour
The 2011 Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour has begun. I have a wonderful group of 10 enthusiastic photographers along for a 2 week photo expedition of this wonderful country. Myanmar formerly known as Burma, is seldom visited by Westerners, yet it is a country that is full of history, culture and some of the most friendly, […]
Sri Lanka NGO Assignment: A Few More Photo Tips
This will be my last post with images from my Asia Foundation Sri Lanka assignment. I hope you have enjoyed my thoughts and insights about shooting for an NGO. For this final Sri Lanka post, I have selected 45 images to show and although I could probably go on and on about each one of […]
The Asia Foundation: Tips For Shooting an NGO Assignment
The purpose of my assignment in northern Sri Lanka is to document the post-civil war reconstruction and rejuvenation efforts of the Asia Foundation. There is still a significant military presence evidenced by the numerous soldiers patrolling the highway. Since the military is not overly enthusiastic about having their photographs taken, I made several shots through […]
