Yangon’s “circle line” or “ring train”, circumnavigates Myanmar’s largest city, on a 46 Kilometer, 39 station route that connects Yangon’s satellite towns. The system is heavily utilized by the local populace, selling about 150,000 tickets daily, providing cheap transportation for Burmese and an interesting and engaging cultural immersion for the few intrepid adventurers who hop […]
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Myanmar Photo Tour Sept 2013: Inle Lake & Nyuang Shwe
Inle lake is the final stop on the Amazing Myanmar tour, and I subscribe to the idea of “keeping the best for last”. Myanmar’s Inle lake is our crowning touch on an amazing tour of a fascinating and friendly country. We arrive in the lakeside town of Nuang Shwe and immediately board our 3 private […]
Myanmar Photo Tour Sept 2013: Post #5 Mandalay to Bagan
From Mandalay we traveled to Bagan, a 30 square-mile plain, part-covered in palm trees and tamarind with the mighty Irrawaddy river slicing through it; framed by distant mountains. Rising from the plain are more than 2000 temples that were built by the kings of Bagan between 1057 and 1287. In addition to the opportunity to […]
Myanmar Photo Tour Sept 2013: Post #4 Mandalay & Around
Mandalay was established by the highly admired King named Mindon, for his new capital and the focal point for Buddhist teachings, in 1857AD to fulfill an ancient Buddhist prophecy. There were only two kings ruled over on this last Burmese Capital, King Mindon (1852 to 1878) and King Thibaw (1879 to 1885). When the British […]
Myanmar Photo Tour 2013: Post #3 Mostly Monks
Buddhism in Burma (Myanmar) is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practiced by 89% of the country’s population. It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant ethnic Bamar (or Burmans), Shan, Rakhine […]
Myanmar Photo Tour 2013: Post #2 Mandalay
Sorry for the delay, I’m still struggling with the internet connections here in Myanmar. Now, back in Yangon, the internet connection is fast enough for me to post some images. The following images are from Mandalay. Mandalay is the modern center of Buddhism and Myanmar arts, but was once the old royal city. Mandalay, 670 […]
Myanmar Photo Tour Sept 2013
The 2013 Amazing Myanmar tour is off to a great start, but now, into our ninth day, this is the first opportunity I’ve had to post images. The internet has been slower than ever before. Perhaps it is due to the fact that changes in Myanmar are happening so fast. Never before have I seen […]
Myanmar: Finding The Light & Working The Shot
This will be the final post for the 2013 Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour and I’d like to touch on two concepts that I try to instill upon participants during my photo tours. The first is “finding good light” and the second is “working the scene”. Each day, before each photo shoot, I stress the importance […]
Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour: Yangon’s Circle Line / Ring Train
This is my third reportage on Yangon’s “circle line” or “ring train”. The Yangon Circle line circumnavigates Myanmar’s largest city, on a 46 Kilometer, 39 station route that connects Yangon’s satellite towns. The system is heavily utilized by the local populace, selling about 150,000 tickets daily, providing cheap transportation for Burmese and an interesting and […]
Amazing Myanmar Photo Tour: Nyaungshwe, Gateway To Inle Lake
After spending the morning photographing Nampan market we checked out of our over-the-lake accommodations and headed for Nyaungshwe, first stopping to see Padong Long Neck women and then to make a quick visit to a cherrot factory where traditional hand-made Burmese cigars are produced. In the afternoon we checked into our hotel in Nyaungshwe and […]
