After one night in Kunming I caught a bus north to Dali, once a very traditional Chinese town and a favourite stop on backpacker routes through Yunnan, now Dali is an over commercialised destination, with every building in the old … Continue reading
We left the delightful town of Jianshui by bus, heading south towards Yuanyang and its famous rice terraces. I first saw a view of these on one of the BBC travel documentaries and have been dying to shoot them ever … Continue reading
After Guilin we flew west to Yunnan province, it was a mammoth day of travel, but we finally got to Jianshui in the evening (via a bus from Kunming). I’d chosen this town as a useful halfway point between Yuanyang … Continue reading
From Xian we caught a flight south to Guilin, and we stayed in the smaller town of Xingping, not far from Yangshuo. Guilin was a part of the world I’d been longing to explore for a long time. The stunning … Continue reading
My recent China trip didn’t get off to the best of starts; I was stopped at Beijing airport where they have a temperature checkpoint, and forced to provide my details and a saliva sample because my body temperature was abnormally … Continue reading
Many of my trips are inspired by a location I’ve seen and become captivated by, this trip to the Balkan region of south east Europe was more a case of putting a pin in a map, visiting a part of … Continue reading
Earlier this year I took a commission across the Irish Sea in Northern Ireland, and being this was a part of the world I’d always wanted to photograph; I spent a few days after the job to shoot some personal … 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 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
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