Buddhist monks at a temple – probably one of the most photographed scenes. Add a bit of sunset and sprinkle with some shallow depth-of-field – and you get a very classic image. yet I still love this photo. In Lightroom I have about 5 virtual copies, with different crops and filters applied. The most important part – I really enjoy looking at this photo!
It was taken the second day in Bagan, Myanmar, while waiting for the sunset.
This photo I took at one of the temples in the Bagan area. This lady was taking a smoke break from selling at the temple entrance.
Bagan in Myanmar is every photographer’s dream. On an area no larger than 40sq km there are thousands of temples. I think it is impossible to visit all of them – so there is still room for someone to find his ‘own’ favorite temple. Renting a bicycle and moving from place to place is the best way to experience this amazing place.
The magic moment is at sunset – when from one of the taller temples you can see the surrounding area – a huge plain dotted with countless temples.
I took countless photos of people from Myanmar – from children, field workers, monks, people on the streets of Yangon – everywhere you point the camera there is an interesting face. The only other place where I could literally not stop from taking photos of people was India. Myanmar is just as fascinating.
This is the beginning of a short series of photos I took in Myanmar, especially portraits of people.
