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Burma 2011 We stopped at a tea house for lunch. A few women were sitting out the rainstorm. As we waited for our food…I ordered noodles…I photographed the women. I ask by pointing to my camera. The women probably didn’t want me … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 The white and gold pagoda gleamed from the top of a jungle-covered hill overlooking the Irrawaddy River. The name Umin Thonse means “thirty cave pagoda” but we didn’t see any caves. We saw what seemed to be a temple with many rooms, … Continue reading
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Burma, Inle Lake 2011 I’ve posted a lot of photos of women lately. Normally, I gravitate to men when I am “in the field”. My friend, Torie, with whom I have traveled many times, prefers women. She immediately feels like … Continue reading
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Inle Lake, Burma 2011 It might surprise you to know that most, if not all, of the fishermen on Inle Lake cannot swim. It surprised me. Their houses float, they run across floating fields of water hyacinth to get to the … Continue reading
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Somewhere in Burma, 2011 This poor woman was sitting, minding her own business when I walked by. She was on the porch of her small home, completely oblivious to me and my camera. An open door behind her framed her handsome portrait in black. … Continue reading
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Burma: Inle Lake 2011 Men harvest underground vegetation which will be used to build a new floating field on which they will plant or perhaps build a home. Children running across these fields sink with each step. I never saw … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 Her job was to wade through an overgrown pond and find something then put it in the bag that was slung over her shoulder. Maybe she was harvesting snails or maybe some edible plant.
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Yangon Burma 2011 An orphan peers from a window in the old monastery/orphanage. There is a hint of friendliness but at the same time his face betrays no feeling. He didn’t duck back into the shadows as did his companion. … Continue reading
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A small village on the Irrawaddy River: Burma 2011 The factory encompassed a small brick building on the banks of the Irrawaddy. It was the only structure of made of brick in the entire village. All the huts, where any other commercial … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 We scrambled up the muddy bank of the Irrawaddy River to find pony traps and drivers waiting for us and for any other tourists who might straggle ashore. The carts or traps were tiny but we managed to squeeze … Continue reading
