Mandalay is the modern center of Buddhism and Myanmar arts, but was once the old royal city. Mandalay, 670 km north of Yangon, is now the home of traditional artisans – including wood and stone carvers, silversmiths, weavers and those producing gold leaf. The former capitol, prior to British rule, and second largest city in […]
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Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour: Mandalay (2)
Today we photographed one of my favorite small, local markets. This particular market is one of my “secret” spots where no other tourists visit. The Burmese all get a kick out of seeing camera-toting foreigners getting all excited about such “normal” things as tea shops, colorfully displayed fruits and vegetables, fish paste and local woman […]
Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour: Mandalay
Mandalay is where we’re spending for 4 nights, our days are spent visiting Inwa, Sagaing, Amarapura and Ubien Bridge. Amarapura, the City of Immortals, was a capitol before Mandalay was built. In Amarapura we visit and photograph the Mahagandayone monastery, to observe the morning meal of hundreds of monks. Then it’s off to Segaing, a […]
Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour Day 1: Yangon & Bago
Rudyard Kipling once described Burma (Myanmar) as: “quite unlike any land you know about” and now, in 2013 it is still the least discovered country in Southeast Asia. But Myanmar is changing rapidly and it’s a good idea to get here soon, to be ahead of what will likely be an ever increasing tourist influx. […]
Shortcut To Nirvana: Bathing In The Sangam On February 10th
February 10th, an estimated 30 million devotees will take a holy dip at the “Sangam”, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers in Allahabad on this most auspicious occasion called ‘‘Mauni Amavasya”. In order to really capture the essence of the big day, I’ll include images from the 9th, to show the […]
Sadhus of the Kumbh Mela
Bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Sariswati rivers during India’s Kumbh Mela on February 10th is a chance to break the cycle of re-birth and upon one’s death, go straight to heaven. In effect, bathing in the Ganges at the Kumbh on February 10th, 2013 is a shortcut to nirvana. Tomorrow, February […]
India’s Kumbh Mela 2013: The Greatest Show On Earth, Day 3
It’s been an amazing third day, here at the Kumbh Mela. Near the river, we photographed a procession of newly initiated Naga Sadhus and then followed them into their Ashram. I love these challenging, fast-paced, high adrenaline journalistic situations. I would like to share 15 of my favorite images with you. I hope you enjoy […]
India’s Kumbh Mela 2013: The Greatest Show On Earth, Day 2
Our second day at the Kumbh revolved around getting oriented to where things were located and what was happening at each location. We concentrated on getting to know several of the best areas and times for photographing the bathing rituals. The Kumbh encompasses a vast area but we’re getting our bearings. It’s going to take […]
India’s Kumbh Mela 2013: The Greatest Show On Earth
The Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest religious gathering, in fact it’s the world’s largest gathering of any kind, ever. Millions of pilgrims travel across India and from across the globe to take a dip in the sacred Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers during the festival. It is believed that by bathing on specific, auspicious […]
Southeast Asia Photo Tour: From Laos To Cambodia
With the Laos portion of our photo tour coming to a close, we set off to Siem Reap, for the grand finale of the Southeast Asia Photo Tour; Cambodia. In Siem Reap we took an in-depth look at the temples of Angkor, several villages around the Tonle Sap, and a remote jungle temple named Beng […]
