This is a retrospective blog looking back on the last 12 months. I’ve gone through the years work and picked out my personal favourite pictures which tell the story of 2017. The year began in Morocco, we began in Tangier … Continue reading
The final week of my Burmese adventure was spent in this little visited region in the South East of Myanmar, not far from the Thai border. This was a bucolic landscape of Karst hills, cave temples and misty mornings, and … Continue reading
After a lengthy bus ride from Yangon I managed to get to The Golden Rock just in time for sunset, it involved sprinting the 500 metres or so from where the bus drops tourists off to get to this viewpoint.
After Mandalay I caught a bus north to Hsipaw. Leaving the popular tourist route behind, this was a week spent in a tranquil, rural area of Burma. I hired a motorcycle and explored the local area, shooting every dawn and dusk.
Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Buddhist nuns collecting alms in the early morning near Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Hsipaw Morning Market, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Novice Budhist Monks working on land, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Sunrise over Lake, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Sunrise through misty woods near Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Sunrise over Lake, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Sunset over Paddy fields near Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Man working in Paddy fields near Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Farmer leading Water Buffalo home for evening, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
People working in Paddy fields near Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
People working in Paddy fields near Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Hsipaw Morning Market, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Hsipaw Morning Market, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Hsipaw Morning Market, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Hsipaw Morning Market, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Young Novice monks waiting for alms at petrol station, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Exterior of Pagoda at twilight, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Portrait of Klatha, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
Man weaving Bamboo basket, Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia
I visited the famous Jade Market in Mandalay to photograph the transactions and interactions between the traders and purchasers. It was refreshing to get away from the tourist hordes I had encountered at the U-Bein Bridge the previous morning and … Continue reading
From Bagan I caught a bus to Mandalay. This city with such an iconic name is not the most pedestrian friendly, and perhaps a hard place to warm to. However I did find photographic opportunity at the famous U-Bein Bridge … Continue reading
Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon) is the largest city in Myanmar (formerly Burma). A mix of British colonial architecture, modern high-rises and gilded Buddhist pagodas define its skyline. I spent two days here at the beginning of my Burmese adventure, … Continue reading
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