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Photo Tour Arrives in Agra

Late last night we arrived in Agra. Today we had some photo instruction and image sharing in the morning, then headed over to the Red Fort. We finished the day at the back side of the Taj Mahal. Due to unusually hazy conditions, the lighting was not so favorable for architecture shots today, but we did find some great portrait subjects and some amazing light for people photography!

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Morning Photo Walk Varanasi Day 2

This morning we had a wonderful time photographing morning rituals on the ghats in Varanasi and had an opportunity to meet members of The Toba Photographer Club, an enthusiastic and friendly group of photographers who hail from Medan Indonesia!

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India Photo Tour Starts: We’ve Arrived in Varanasi

Last night we arrived in Varanasi, a bit later than expected, due to a delayed flight, but we enjoyed a scenic night time boat ride to our hotel, with a quick stop at the burning ghat, and then early this morning we were up to photograph the amazing spectacle of pilgrims bathing in the Ganges river. Today’s lead photo (shown at the left) shows Heather Geigert seated on the front of our boat as we headed upstream to our riverside hotel, the Rashmi Guest House.

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Cambodia, Angkor Wat Extension of Myanmar Photo Tour

Today’s images are from our Tonle Sap boat tour, the visit to remote, Beng Melea Temple and our morning visit to Ta Phrom on the final day.

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Myanmar Photo Tour Final Post

Well, this post will complete my Myanmar entries, except for one future post which will include images from each of the group memebers, as soon as I receive and compile them all, and some images from our Angkor Wat extention, so please stay tuned. For now the following images are from our last few days on the Myanmar tour….enjoy

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Inle Lake III

Each year our Myanmar trip is planned so that we are at Inle lake during the Indein Market, a small market that takes place on the shore of Inle Lake. This market is one of my favorite markets in Asia, it offers up fabulous colorful photo opportunities.

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Inle Lake II

Today we visited several local businesses which operate from over-water villages on Inle lake, including a weaving factory, blacksmith shop, cigarette factory, and a house were several Padong Long Neck tribe women live.

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Inle Lake

Today’s cover shot today was a drive-by shooting at Inle lake, or shall I say, a float-by shooting, created from the boat we were traveling in, past homes on Inle lake.

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Bagan: Road trip to Mount Popa & Return to Bagan

Today we traveled from Bagan to Mount Popa, with stops along the way to visit and photograph rural villages, markets and of course, the famous Mount Popa!

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Myanmar Photo tour: Images From Bagan

Myanmar was blocking my blog posts while we were there. So, as in may previous post, I am in the process of catching up on each day’s images and a few words to go along.

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Holiday Gift Guide for the Traveling Photographer

With the holidays right around the corner, you might be wondering what to purchase that special traveling photographer in your […]

Republic of Guinea: Education Development Center, 2004

The Republic of Guinea lies on the West coast of Africa between Guinea Bissau to the north and Sierra Leone to […]

Angkor Photo Workshop 2016 Part 2

After finishing one week of intensive work doing photo assignments in Siem Reap, Angkor Photo Workshop participants headed to Cambodia’s […]

World Malaria Day, April 25, 2016

Today, April 25th is World Malaria Day, but in reality, for half the world, every day is malaria day. Statistics show us […]

Hidden Cambodia: In Search of the Stone Elephant of Srah Damrie

Lonley Planet, Trip Advisor, Rough Guides, CNN, BBC and National Geographic have all listed Angkor Wat as one of the […]

Harvard University Exhibition: A Common Humanity

On March 7th, I received some unexpected correspondence from Harvard University, requesting my participation in their annual International Relations Week […]