Myanmar a land like no other; beautiful people, colors, landscapes, awesome culture and tradition.
Myanmar… a land like no other.
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I saw her in the corner of my Eye… got drawn into the color…managed to get just one shot off before she put the water melon tray down. Mandalay - the burmese writing reads something
like no Vendors, Tuk-Tuk's etc., are allowed at this place.
(as per translation from my guide) Myanmar/Burma
Wow I made it…certainly a long time since my last post but then I have been away for some 5 weeks, fighting a cold after my return, editing thousands of images and catching up with my family and friends.
I randomly selected for this post only a few photos from some of the places in Myanmar, Cambodia shall follow in my next post, this time not so far off…promise.
My very special THANKS and gratitude to all the participants who joined our last Photo Tour/Workshops to Myanmar - Cambodia and your kind and nice feedback.
(Testimonials) Thank You!
Almost like a United Nations assembly again, the participants came from: from Canada, USA, Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Philippines and Australia.
You have been all outright terrific!
They took some awesome photos, saw incredible places and on top of it all had lot’s of fun…
We already posted the images “Behind the Scenes” and some of the participants work at these LINKS.
Of-course it goes without saying many thanks to Arj, my trusted assistant who did an excellent job, the ground staff in Myanmar, to our super guide Tin and the drivers who made our Myanmar experience just perfect. Thank you all!
Thanks also to my good friend Hubert Weber who joined me on my second leg through Myanmar and Cambodia, thanks for your friendship and putting up with me... the old geezer, he, he.
You might note that we have updated also our Photo Tour/Workshop Calendar for 2013/2014 including some exiting trips to Sri Lanka (end of Feb) and a very special one into the Thar Desert, Rajasthan India in early March 2004.
The Thar Desert trip is almost fully booked and we have only 3 more spots available, so if you like to join this amazing Journey let us know a.s.a.p.
(this photo tour/workshop in India is for max. 8 participants only.)
This one promised to be awesome... a very special Itinerary and I have my special local guide onboard whom I have worked with many times before, getting us to some great and of the beaten track places. Plus a super bonus… towards the end of our journey in India we celebrate Holi… the festival of Color.
Later this year (2013) we have yet another trip to Cambodia and Myanmar, check out all the details on our GD Photo Tour/Workshop Calendar or you can contact me via e-mail.
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/gdphotoworkshop/page1/calendar.html
Now a few selected images from Myanmar, a land like
no other…beautiful people, colors, landscapes
and awesome culture and tradition…
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Cooking in the Monastery…Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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A very happy vendor selling sugar cane, near the Yangon River - Myanmar/Burma
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Surrounded by cartons of Eggs this worker at the
Yangon River proudly showing his Tattoos to me…
Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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A novice Monk in Bagan having fun with his
little green ball, Myanmar/Burma
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Reflections…Inle Lake, Shan State - Myanmar/Burma
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Early morning mood on Inle Lake, Shan State - Myanmar/Burma
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Traditional fishing at sunrise Inle Lake, Shan State - Myanmar/Burma
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The last light at this Monastery in Bago - Myanmar/Burma
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A Monks "soccer game"… Bago - Myanmar/Burma
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The magic of Bagan Myanmar/Burma
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Novice Monk at a Bagan Monastery, Myanmar/Burma
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Smoking away… the local cheerot cigar, village near Bagan. Myanmar/Burma
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Hpa An, Myanmar/Burma
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Hpa An, Myanmar/Burma
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Muslim school children, Hpa An, Myanmar/Burma
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At the Maha muni temple, Mandalay, Myanmar/Burma
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At a Monastery for buddhist Nuns, Mandalay, Myanmar/Burma
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U-Bein Teak wood Bridge in a different light at sunrise, Myanmar/Burma
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Please Note: I visited Mingun or Nan Oo Pagoda after our PhotoTour/Workshop
during my extension in the Country and this place will be part of our next Itinerary.
The Pagoda was build by King Bodawlaya in 1791 in Mingun, Sagaing Mandalay,
Myanmar/Burma
Just one more…
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The many Faces of the Bayon Temple, Cambodia,
taken after my Journey through Myanmar.
Please stay tuned for my next post on Cambodia, very soon…
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Photo Tours and Workshops ASIA: Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia and Philippines in 2013, plus some cool photos…
Discover the undiscovered...
Myanmar/Burma & Cambodia 2013
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Inle Lake - Myanmar/Burma
It is my pleasure and share with you that I have officially reached 10.2 million Hits and some 180,000 Visitors on my Website and Blog in 2012. (over a 12 month period)
Thanks to all my readers, friends, followers and supporters who made this possible.
This is certainly a new milestone and I try my very best to keep you posted with interesting articles and photos in 2013.
Next week I have a quick trip to Boracay Island and on Feb. 8 and 9 in cooperation with Power Mac Center a two-day photo workshop in Subic Bay (Subic Park Hotel in Zambales) on basic photography and digital photo management with an introduction to Aperture 3.
Interested parties may register at atc@powermaccenter.com or training_request@powermaccenter.com.
Read more also at: http://www.philstar.com/gadgets/2013/01/13/896137/power-mac-center-sponsors-workshop-gunther-deichmann-subic
Then by mid February I am leaving for some 3 weeks to Myanmar/Burma also know as the Golden Land and described by Rudyard Kipling in his novel Road to Mandalay. After Myanmar I am off to Cambodia for a few more weeks, a Country I have been visiting since 1992 with its ancient temples from the vast Khmer empire. The images on todays post are from both of these Countries.
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Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
Our first Photo Tour and Workshop in 2013 is to Myanmar, this one is fully booked and so is our very special exploratory (very limited number of Participants) trip to Cambodia.
I like to call this one… rural exploration and the mighty Tonle Sap Lake… there is a lot more to explore and discover in CAMBODIA, besides amazing Temples and Monks, hence my reason for choosing different images for this post, more on this subject after my return…
After our special Photo Tour in Cambodia I am going to hang around for another 2 weeks for a very private Photo Tour and additional photography for confirmed articles.
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A shy look in rural Cambodia
Now, if you have missed out on these trips, don’t worry we have additional Photo Tours and Workshops to Myanmar/Burma and Cambodia later in the Year; for all our destinations and more details check our Photo Tours and Workshop Calendar ASIA 2013.
Once I am on the road I have little time and at some destinations no Internet connections so posting anything will have to wait until I have returned. But I try my best and stay in touch via Face Book and Twitter whenever possible and thanks again for all your support. GD
Enjoy the images below:
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At the Train station in Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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Inle Lake - Myanmar/Burma
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Worshipping at Ananda Temple Bagan - Myanmar/Burma
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Monastery Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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Worshipping at Shwedagon Pagoda,Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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Working hard at the docks in Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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Train station in Yangon - Myanmar/Burma
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Reflections on the Tonle Sap Lake - Cambodia
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Tranquility in the rural area of Cambodia
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Fisherman on the Mekong River, Phnom Penh - Cambodia
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Phnom Penh - Cambodia
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Reflections on the Tonle Sap Lake - Cambodia
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Hundreds on their Bikes…workers traveling early morning to
the next town to work, Cambodia
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Phnom Penh at night… Cambodia
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In front of the Grand Palace Phnom Penh - Cambodia
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In the streets of Phnom Penh - Cambodia
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Rural Cambodia…
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In the corridors of S 21 Prison as I have know it in 1992 in Phnom Penh, (now called Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum) and a stark reminder of the atrocities by the Pol Pot regime, one get the eerie feeling of been watched by Ghosts.
Photo Workshops Asia: Discover the undiscovered with us, Myanmar February 2013
Discover the undiscovered with us in
Myanmar - February 2013
MYANMAR/Burma Only two (2) more spots available - first come first serve.
Our Adventure Travel Photography Workshop Tour will take us to: Yangon - Bagan - Mandalay - Inle Lake - Yangon - Mawlamein and Hpa An - Yangon.
Feb. 19 - Mar 03, 2013
"This is quite unlike any place you know about" wrote Rudyard Kipling
Letters from the East (1898)
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At the temple of the Maha Muni Mandalay, Myanmar
The few images on todays post are just a glimpse into this truly exotic destination. For more information and direct bookings please contact me at: gdeichmann@mac.com or go to our GD Photo Workshop Web site for all the confirmed destination in 2013 including Myanmar.
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Bagan sunrise, Myanmar
I have traveled around Myanmar since 2004 and I could not agree more with Rudyard Kipling; Myanmar also known as Burma is such an amazing place… but it is changing rapidly now.
A fascinating and unique destination filled with the spirituality of Buddhism, not to mention its warm and friendly people. Now is the time to visit this truly amazing country before to many changes take place.
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Myanmar colors and friendly people
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Traditional ceremony at the Maha Muni, Mandalay, Myanmar
Experience the rich and unspoiled culture and discover the undiscovered. Myanmar also referred to as Amarapura, the Land of Immortality, but today it is known as Suvanabhomi, the Golden Land with its pagodas and thousand of temples through out the country.
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Inside Monasteries, Yangon Myanmar
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Monasteries life, Yangon Myanmar
Myanmar is so different compare to its other Asian neighbors due its-long isolation for so many years, it is truly a photographers paradise just waiting for you to discover the yet undiscovered.
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Offerings at the Maha Muni in Mandalay, Myanmar
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Ancient wall decor near Inle Lake, Heho - Myanmar
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Thousands of stupas near Inle Lake, Myanmar
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Monastery near Inle lake, Myanmar
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U Bein bridge near Mandalay at sunset, Myanmar
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Port worker Yangon ,Myanmar
Just one more…
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Surprised… Yangon railway station, Myanmar
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Myanmar-Nepal Adventure Travel Photo Workshops in 2013
Final and confirmed schedules for our February & March 2013
Adventure Travel Photo Workshops to Myanmar and Nepal
Myanmar-Nepal 2013
Adventure Travel Photo Workshops
MYANMAR
Yangon - Bagan - Mandalay - Inle Lake - Yangon - Mawlamein and Hpa An - Yangon
Feb. 19 - Mar 03, 2013
Optional:
USD 2985 ( 9 nights / 10 days)
USD 3485 (12 nights / 13 days)
Feb. 19 - 21: Yangon
21 - 24: Bagan
24 - 26: Mandalay
26 - 28: Inle Lake (on the 26th experience the Full Moon with festivals and a Moon rise over Inle Lake)
28 - (end of 9 nights)
28 - Yangon
Mar. 01 - 02: Yangon to Mawlamein and Hpa An)
03 - (Yangon Departure)
NEPAL
Kathmandu - Pokahara - Kathmandu
Mar. 5 - Mar. 15, 2013
Optional:
USD 2975 (11 nights / 12 days)
Mar. 05 - 08: Kathmandu
08 - 13: Pokahara
13 - 14: Kathmandu
15 - (Departure)
For more information and detailed Itineraries please contact me direct @ gdeichmann@mac.com
Travel Photography: Everyday life from India, Myanmar, Laos & Cambodia in 2011
Everyday life from India, Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar.
Inside the Jama Masjid Mosque in Delhi India
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In the past few days I had to go through my personal archives from 2011 before leaving tomorrow for Sri Lanka - Nepal and Bhutan.
I like to share some images in this post that are not yet in my PhotoShelter Galleries and Archives, simply called "Daily Life" from the destinations last year, there are so many more but for now Sri Lanka Nepal and Bhutan are calling and I have to get packing.
Security Guard at the Red Fort in Delhi, India
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Images from all walks of life, places I visited in 2011 alone and during the GD Photo Workshops.
I keep the text very brief and I guess my next post will be upon my return in early April, until then, cheers.
GD
Red Fort in Delhi, India
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"Care Taker" inside the Ananda Temple Bagan, Myanmar
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Children in the corridor at the Maha Muni temple
Mandalay, Myanmar
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Buddhist Monk explaining the history of the temple in Laos
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Good morning…Buddhist Monk brushing his teeth,
Yangon, Myanmar
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Cleaning the dog at the Phnom Kulen waterfall, Cambodia
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The T-shirt reads…Wonderful LADY because of You
my world is filled with Happiness
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Cheeky smile…Inle Lake Myanmar.
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At the Jama Masjid Mosque in Delhi India
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Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
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Traditional fishing in Laos
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Fun in the Rice Paddy, Cambodia
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Keeping it clean, Red Fort Delhi India
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Lunch Time…Yangon, Myanmar
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You love music? Delhi India
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Having a good old chat…Delhi, India
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Feeding the young…Inle Lake Myanmar
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Street Vendor Delhi, India
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The shop keeper…Inle Lake , Myanmar
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Red Fort Delhi, India
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Tonle, Sap Lake, Cambodia
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Flooded Siem Reap in 2011, Cambodia
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Novice Monks…Inle Lake Myanmar
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Looking across the Mekong River towards Thailand, Laos
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Our June 2012 GD Photo Workshop to MYANMAR is very special indeed, we’re not only cover the know areas but venture to more remote and seldom visited places in this amazing Country.
For all the details and Itinerary's and our other GD Photo Workshops in Asia please follow the LINKS.
http://www.exotissimo.com/travel/myanmar/tours/myanamar-through-the-lens/
Travel Photography ASIA: Amazing faces & places discovering Yangon, Myanmar.
Exploring and discovering Yangon, Myanmar…
the faces and places.
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Photo above: This old Buddhist Monk in the market of Yangon is probably suffering from a skin condition called Vitiligo, a condition in which white patches develop on the skin, due to destruction of pigment-forming cells known as melanocytes.
Yangon also known as Rangoon, is a former capital of Burma, Yangon as it is called now has a population of over four million and continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial center.
Interesting to note is that Yangon has the largest number of colonial buildings in Southeast Asia today, a Photographers haven with its busy markets and very interesting Dock/Harbor area.
But most impressive is the Shwedagon Pagoda that has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world.
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At the Shwedagon Pagoda, the stupas during a full moon, Yangon, Myanmar
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At the Shwedagon Pagoda, Buddhist Monk meditating near very large Bell, Yangon Myanmar
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At the Shwedagon Pagoda, gathering of visiting Buddhist Monks
Yangon Myanmar
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A teenage girl worshipping at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar
According to some historians and archaeologists, the pagoda was built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries CE.
The gold seen on the stupa is made of genuine gold plates, covering the brick structure and attached by traditional rivets and the crown or umbrella is tipped with some 5,448 diamonds and 2,317 rubies.
But if you like action and watch hard working-man then a trip to the Port of Yangon situated on the Yangon River is a must. Here is where the real hustle and bustle takes place, dock-workers unloading small and large boats with all types of goods.
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Hard at work, Port of Yangon situated on the Yangon River, Myanmar
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Hard at work, Port of Yangon situated on the Yangon River, Myanmar
Another interesting place for a visit is the Yangon Circular Railway the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. The 39-station loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to the city. The railway has about 200 coaches, runs 20 times and sells 100,000 to 150,000 tickets daily.
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Boy playing inside the Railway Carriage, Yangon
Circular Railway, Myanmar
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Railway station in Yangon, Circular Railway, Myanmar
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On the way to Insein inside the Railway Carriage,
Yangon Circular Railway, Myanmar
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On the way to Insein inside the Railway Carriage,
Yangon Circular Railway, Myanmar
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Young child on the Yangon Railway station platform
During our last GD Photo Workshop we took a short but memorable trip for about an hour, passing by villages and observing the lively and colorful life of the rural Burmese people en route.
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At the Insein station about 45 min from Yangon,
Yangon Circular Railway, Myanmar
We disembarked at the small town of Insein, meet with the friendly locals before returning to Yangon to explore the amazing downtown of Yangon exploring Chinatown and Little India.
But Yangon has so much more to offer besides the sights mention above, an amazing city, with its Buddhist monasteries, shrines and temples, I continue soon and talk about this another day.
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Sisters at their small store in Little India, Yangon, Myanmar
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Red teeth from chewing Beetle nut, shoe vendor in Little India,
Yangon, Myanmar
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Muslim Boy in downtown Yangon, Myanmar
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Street scene in down town Yangon, Myanmar
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Street scene in down town Yangon, Myanmar
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Chicken feet…market in downtown Yangon, Myanmar
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Slippers in the down town market area, Yangon, Myanmar
So why you don’t join us in June 2012 for an incredible Journey to Myanmar where we discover the undiscovered and explore other unique places seldom visited by others.
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A very happy Nun at a Monastery, Yangon, Myanmar
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Amazing faces…Yangon, Myanmar!
Our June 2012 GD Photo Workshop is very special indeed, we’re not only cover the know areas but venture to more remote and seldom visited places in this amazing Country.
For all the details and Itinerary please follow the LINKS.
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Specialist Photography Workshops ASIA, 4 departures in 2012 going, with plans to launch another series for 2013
Specialist Photography Workshops by
International Photographer Gunther Deichmann
Exotissimo tri-annual publication
download the complete pdf file at:
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Exotissimo is Happy to announce a new relationship and subsequent series of Photography Workshop Tours with leading international Photographer Gunther Deichmann. This latest addition of niche Tours allows a maximum of 10 Guests per Tour to embark on a Photography Workshop in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.
There are four set departures in 2012 going, with plans to launch another series for 2013 that will also include the mesmerizing country of Indonesia. Gunther is also available to book for private tours.
Please Note:
For the Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia Tours you can chose either one of these or combined them.
MYANMAR: http://www.exotissimo.com/travel/myanmar/tours/myanamar-through-the-lens/
START OF TOUR June 29th, 2012
VIETNAM: http://www.exotissimo.com/travel/vietnam/tours/vietnam-through-the-lens/
START OF TOUR Sep 13th, 2012
CAMBODIA: http://www.exotissimo.com/travel/cambodia/tours/cambodia-through-the-lens/
START OF TOUR Sep 23rd, 2012
LAOS: http://www.exotissimo.com/travel/laos/tours/laos-through-the-lens/
START OF TOUR Sept. 8th, 2012
Travel Photography: One beautiful afternoon at the U Beins Teak Wood Bridge, Myanmar
Just one beautiful afternoon in Amarapura,
Mandalay, Myanmar.
Thank you for your continuous support, wishing you all
a very Happy New Year!
It was during our last GD Photo Workshop near Mandalay in Myanmar when we visited the U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura at sunset. What a beautiful afternoon it turned out to be, blessed and lucky with the weather we encountered some stunning light right up to dusk.
U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura, Myanmar
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The 1.2 km wooden footbridge (longest teak bridge in the world) built by the mayor U Bein salvaging the unwanted teak columns from the old palace during the move to Mandalay.
U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura, Myanmar
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Local boatman at the U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in
Amarapura, Myanmar
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Join us for another breathtaking journey through Myanmar on our upcoming GD Photo Workshop in June 2012, visiting not only the well known places but also more remote parts of this truly amazing Country.
Please check for more information and complete itinerary with our exclusive travel agent & partner EXOTISSIMO Website.
Testimonials from previous participants please CLICK THIS LINK.
U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura, Myanmar
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U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura, Myanmar
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For our other published destinations: Sri Lanka - Central India - Bhutan - Vietnam - Laos & Cambodia please CLICK this LINK our Photo Workshop Calendar in ASIA for 2012
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U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura, Myanmar
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Local boatman near the U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in
Amarapura, Myanmar
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U Beins Teak Wood Bridge in Amarapura, Myanmar
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Travel Adventure GD Photo Workshops now with Exotissimo, Myanmar & Indochina 2012, plus One Asia Event Singapore.
Travel Adventure GD Photo Workshops now
with Exotissimo, Myanmar & Indochina.
The Itinerary for 2012…
plus the ONE ASIA Event in Singapore.
I am currently in Singapore as a Guest speaker (Geographical Travel Photography) for the ONE ASIA Images of Asia Festival hosted and organized by the Asian Geographic Magazine .
Also I am part of the Live Judging together with Steve McCurry and Michael Yamashita on December 10 for this years Images without Borders Photo competition.
So, if you in Singapore please drop by the Suntec Center and join us for this years ONE ASIA Festival.
Furthermore we have been notified this morning that our Itinerary for Indochina: LAOS - VIETNAM - CAMBODIA
and Myanmar is now available at the Exotissimo website, our NEW Partner for the GD Photo Workshops in Asia. Click the LINKS for details.
We've worked out some amazing destinations within these Countries for more info click on the LINKS or the images above.
NOTE: There are still a couple of spots available for Sri Lanka - Central India and Bhutan in 2012 (for Bhutan only 2 more spots avail.) for more info pls click this LINK.
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Travel Photography Asia: Beautiful People & true Colors from Laos, Cambodia & Myanmar.
The Journey continues through Laos - Cambodia & Myanmar
its beautiful people and true colors.
A question I get ask all the time, and a quote by Imogen Cunningham sums it up nicely.
“ Which of my photographs is my favorite?
The one I’m going to take tomorrow." – Imogen Cunningham
Inle Lake, Myanmar
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Laotian Monks looking towards Thailand, it is here where the
Mekong River separates these two Countries, Vientiane, Laos
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I am always in search for true colors and besides the question above, which is my favorite photograph I also get often ask about my colors. The colors in my images are real and have not been manipulated using editing software.
"I have seen colors which I thought didn't exist, but they do." - Gunther Deichmann
One of many Battambang's Monasteries, Cambodia
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Amazing colors are all around us, finding and seeking the right combination one needs to see; no need to distort something which is already provided by nature or human. It is all out there, in front of us ready for the taking with what ever camera you use, let your eyes guide you, separating colors from the background.
Lets look at the world through our eyes, not through photo-editing tools. But have said that, we almost don't get a choice these days…in the digital age we have to use Computers and editing softwares; I am still looking for a roll of Ektachrome to be processed, that I shot recently in Cambodia. My last roll of film? If I ever get it processed…
Festival time on Inle Lake, Myanmar
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Battambang, Cambodia
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All my camera settings are pretty much set on default and my images are processed with Aperture 3 using only the RAW Image conversion, color temperature, slightly sharpening, a little contrast and the usual cropping/straightening tools and of course getting rid of sensor dust, that little evil thing in digital photography.
During the film days we didn't have all those tools, you had to do a lot of bracketing and if you missed it then that was-it. Now we have all these options, but I honestly believe in Travel, Nature, Journalism, Geographical Photography etc., we should tell the truth.
Bagan, Myanmar
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Mandalay, Myanmar
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Luang Prabang, Laos
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Luang Prabang, Laos
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Moving Nuns - Kyauk Se Monastery, Myanmar
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Phnom Kulen, Cambodia
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Just one more...
Tonle Sap, Cambodia
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Essentially, I have made no changes since the good old Kodachrome film days on how I approach and create images today. My approach and my soul are the same, and this is my philosophy about light and color.
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Adventure Travel Photography: The Students Work from the GD Photo Workshops Laos-Cambodia & Myanmar.
The Students Work; from the GD Photo Workshops
in Laos-Cambodia & Myanmar.
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I keep this text very brief today and rather let the Images do the talking, we have ask our participants to select their personal favored Photos from the last three workshops.
They made their selection without any interference or adjustments by my assistant or myself.
The images posted had been sent to us and we posted them unaltered the way we received them, we only resized them to make them fit for the web.
Please do respect the copyright of all the persons who submitted their images and refrain from copying any images in any way. Thank You.
All of the participants did real well, in particular some our newbies surprised me pleasantly.
Enjoy the photos from the participants who at times had to work very hard to create these cool images.
We have also updated the testimonials and our GD Photo Workshop site with a new announcement in the Calendar for a very special Myanmar GD Photo Workshop in 2012.
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Travel Photography: Deja vu…recreating a Photo at the same location...but 12 years later.
Deja vu…recreating a Photo at the same location…
but 12 years later in Myanmar, the story behind the Photo
I visited Nyaung Shwe also known as Yawnghwe) a town a few kilometers north of Inle Lake in the Shan State of Myanmar for the first time some 12 years ago.
While driving through the town I spotted this amazing Monastery build out of Teakwood during the 19th Century with a Novice Monk standing at the oval shape window.
Oh boy… what a nice image I thought…so I loaded another roll of film in this case Kodachrome Pro 200 ASA and started to shoot. Years have past now and many images have been produced by a variety of Photographers with and without Monks at this Monastery.
I might add that the shot I took 12 years ago was not at all a setup; it just so happens that this Monk was actually standing at the window when I spotted it and this photo was later published many times.
Now 12 years later and during our GD Photo Workshop last October we made a stop at this remarkable Monastery again.
Kodachrome Pro 200 ASA or Digital?
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I had actually planned this all along to re create the image I took some 12 years ago, but of course there was very little hope that a Monk was standing again at the window. Well…we arrived and sure enough there was NO Monk standing there.
Kodachrome Pro 200 ASA or Digital?
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OK I thought, let’s recreate the images and I ask politely one of the Novice Monks to stand in about the same position at the window, then I went outside and took the image.
I normally don’t set shots up, but in this case I found it interesting what I could come up with, shooting digital instead of Kodachrome film from the same location but 12 years later.
An interesting exercise and the Monk I had picked was about the same age from what I remembered years ago.
I let you decide which of the two images featured is Digital or Kodachrome 200 film, I might add that the digital image was shot at the same 200 ISO and no Photoshop or other manipulation has been used.
I only used Aperture 3 with the raw conversion, some straightening, a little cropping (the same in the Kodachrome Image) added a little contrast, minor sharpening and adjusted the color temperature to daylight taken in to consideration the overcast sky.
This amazing teakwood monastery has not changed much at all except for the surrounding areas that have now additional more modern looking buildings, other than that it was pretty much the same.
The monastery is over 150 years old and sits on sturdy stilts, a protection for occasional flooding coming from the Inle Lake.
The temple next to the Monastery
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Next to the monastery you can find a small but very amazing temple that is absolutely worth a visit, housing hundreds of little Buddha statues and incredible artwork along the walls.
The temple next to the Monastery
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So, there you have it 12 years later, little has changed and I hope it will stay like this for many more years to come.
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Adventure Travel Photography: Behind the Scene from the GD PhotoWorkshop Laos-Cambodia-Myanmar
It started all with…
Johnny Depp En route to Bangkok.
Click on Johnny above or the LINKS but please NOTE since we done some major updates on my Blog and the GD Photo Workshop site you might have to REFRESH your Browser in order for you to see the latest images.
The Photos from Behind the Scenes are now uploaded and ready for viewing…the action, the fun from all these super nice participants in the field covering Laos-Cambodia and Myanmar.
Uploaded also some of the Testimonials from our last Journey.
Their work (The Students Work) will also be up in about a week and I keep you posted when this is done, but from what I have seen already there are some very nice images amongst them…in short, everybody did real well.
But now enjoy the fun part "Behind The Scene"… and as mention above, it all started with Johnny Depp on my way to Bangkok with Arj and David entertaining myself with the iPhone and my little Leica on the way.
The photos Behind the Scene are not in any particular order, taken by my self, Arj and by some of the participants using what ever camera was handy at the time, from iPhones, point and shoot and DSLR's.
You might take also note that we have moved the “Behind the Scene” and “The Students Work” now to the GD Photo Workshop pages and removed it from my Blog.
Everything is under one roof now and we can leave the previous workshop pages active, which would not have been possible on my Blog.
Thanks again to all the participants who joined my last Journey Through Color &Time. They came from Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, USA, Philippines, Spain, Germany and Australia.
Ladies first…Christina and Vi. The Boys: Bob, Tony, David, Bebet, Mojan, Rod, Loy and Richard and Arj my trusted assistant. (Thanks for your tireless help in Laos and Cambodia unfortunately you could not make it with us to Myanmar)
We did a lot of very cool photography…but more so had a lot of fun and that is what Photography should be.
As a reminder we have finalized also our next Workshops for Sri Lanka – Central India and Bhutan and have only few more spots available.
We have scheduled also an additional Very Special Workshop for Myanmar for the end of June 2012; full details will be announced shortly.
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Laos-Cambodia-Myanmar, the first post after a long Journey with the Travel Adventure GD Photo Workshops.
For todays post only a collage but soon I upload all the separate photos from "Behind The Scene" & also the "Students Work."
Ouch…it has been more then 6 weeks since my last Blog post but the last Journey was a long one, traveling in areas with non-or poor Internet connection.
Then I got home and had to shake of a bad cold for a week. But to be honest, I survived without the net nicely and had more time on the road creating images and looking after my Photo Workshop participants in Laos-Cambodia and Myanmar.
Before I go into more details let me first thank all of the participants who joined my last Journey Through Color and Time.
Thanks to: Ladies first… Christina and Vi. Now the Boys: Bob, Tony, David, Bebet, Mojan, Rod, Mojan, Loy and Richard and Arj my trusted assistant. (Thanks for your tireless help in Laos and Cambodia unfortunately you could not make it with us to Myanmar)
It was a wonderful group and most of them joined all three destinations covering Laos-Cambodia and Myanmar by road and air. It was an adventure for sure, with very rough roads in Laos and Myanmar, monsoon rain drenched us or the scorching sun hit us in Myanmar.
All in search for the ultimate image, but everybody hang in there. Well, I might add we had some veteran amongst us who travelled and participated in previous workshops with me, e.g..
Like the never tiring Tony, David or the energetic Loy…but even the new comers did extremely well, in particular Mojan who constantly was on the move even during our stop over in Bangkok prior departure for Yangon.
But I also like to thank all the great people, we photographed (without them no images) and of course my gratitude to our Guides and Drivers through out the Journey who made our travel so much easier and pleasant.
My special thanks also to Alexia and all the staff from Exotissimo who have done a superb job, the staff and management from the Satri House in Luang Prabang, Laos (what an amazing place) and of course to the Heritage Suites Hotel and Heritage Adventures in Siem Reap Cambodia.
Left: The cool Telephones in our rooms at the Satri House, Luang Prabang, Laos, they still work real good believe me.
Right: The super tasty Cake at the Heritage Suites Hotel, thanks again and to Rod who took that shot, somehow Arj was missing in action at that very moment.
I might mention, this year was very special in many ways; for 20 years I have been traveling to Cambodia and 5 Years of the GD Photo Workshops with the Heritage Suites Hotel in Siem Reap (they surprised me with a super cool “Birthday Cake” on our last night) yummy… I can still taste it…and Mojan could not help himself and had three slices, mind you it was a real big Cake.
Buddhist blessing ceremony for our Group at the Heritage Suites Hotel poolside.Thanks Arj for taken these shots.
Then there was the fantastic and real Buddhist blessing Ceremony at the Poolside at the Heritage that really made our last day, thank you so much for everything.
2011 was also my return to Laos after 20 years and Myanmar after 12 years, a very special meaning for me, detailed articles will follow with impressions and changes after so many years.
Well, almost an UN gathering with participants from Spain, Germany, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and the USA. This was particular evident in the evenings during our critic and assessment of the daily assignments.
I am preparing now the photos from “Behind the Scene” (some very funny ones again) and of course “The Students Work”, a selection from each and everyone’s favorite take.
You might take also note that we have moved the “Behind the Scene” and “The Students Work” now to the GD Photo Workshop pages and removed it from my Blog.
Everything is under one roof now and we leave also the previous workshop pages active, which would not have been possible on my Blog.
Check the LINKS above; the latest ones will be up soon as mention above.
We also managed to update my Home Page on my main website with new photos and the SE Asia 4 Gallery has now been completed with some of the latest images.
A complete selection of recent images from all three destinations are also available on PhotoShelter within the next week or so, I keep you posted.
Of course it goes without saying Aperture 3 performed fantastic and non of my images have been processed using PS…all the way Aperture.
Plus stay tuned for some interesting articles on my Blog, which I try to post soon, starting with Laos. Ha, ha I am connected again running a good speed Internet connection…
As a reminder we’re finalizing right now our next Workshops for Sri Lanka – Central India and Bhutan and have only few more spots available.
We have scheduled also an additional very special Workshop for Myanmar for the end of June 2012; full details will be announced shortly.
Until very soon…and no more six week breaks for a while.
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Photography: How I love this Quote by Ernst Haas & so fitting prior my Journey to Laos - Cambodia & Myanmar
Through the car window… using the iPhone & my little
Leica, plus my favorite Quote by Ernst Haas.
Through the Taxi window with the iPhone, Manila Philippines
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Finished the last Aperture 3 advanced tutorial at the Power Mac Center last week, got some important meetings out of my way and now the TIME has come…the packing has started (mind you very light) for our Cultural - Archaeological, Travel and Adventure GD Photo Workshops to Laos - Cambodia and Myanmar.
I report whenever possible but my Blog Posts will be a bit thin from now on, however I try to stay in touch via Facebook and Twitter.
Through the car window with the iPhone, street vendor during heavy
rain selling Sampaguita ... the national flower of the
Philippines, Manila Philippines
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With the iPhone, on the road from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh
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In todays post, definitely the last one prior my departure (next one I have no clue from where) I have chosen only images taken with my iPhone and my little Leica D-Lux 4 which are my companion most of the time and the reason for my favorite quote by Ernst Haas; read the complete story below:
Street Children - through the Taxi window with my little Leica,
Manila Philippines
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Ernst Haas commented on this in a workshop in 1985:
Two laddies from Nova Scotia had made a huge effort to be there and were great Leica fans, worked in a camera store, saved to have them and held Ernst on high for being a Leica user (although he used Nikons on his Marlboro shoots, when the chips were down).
About four days into the workshop, he finally maxxed out on the Leica adoration these kids displayed, and in the midst of a discussion, when one of them asked one more question aimed at establishing the superiority of Wetzlar;
Ernst said, "Leica, schmeica. The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Nobody talked about Leica, Nikon, Canon or any other brand of camera equipment for the rest of the workshop.
He also said, "Best wide-angle lens? 'Two steps backward' and 'look for the ah-ha'."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haas
Street Children - through the Taxi window with my little Leica,
Manila Philippines
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Street Children cleaning the car windows for a few centavos -
through the Taxi window with my little Leica,
Manila Philippines
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Just one more…
Ferme le Lundi - French for "Closed on Monday"
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Yep, that is me in 1992 outside a French Cafe in Phnom Penh and my first visit to Cambodia covering a story on the Mekong River for Animan Magazine, no digital…no laptops, etc. just the good old film…and a bit younger mind you. Since then I have been visiting Cambodia almost yearly, continuously discovering the undiscovered…
and definitely Ferme Le Lundi!
Now the endless Journey continuos…until soon from where ever I might be…GD.
Preview of three amazing destinations; Laos - Cambodia - Myanmar, with the GD Photo Workshops Asia.
Laos - Cambodia - Myanmar…
three amazing destinations with the GD Photo Workshops.
Hill Tribes at the Thai-Lao Border
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Hill Tribes at the Thai-Lao Border
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September is only around the corner before we set off to another adventure, traveling from Thailand on the 22nd by road to Laos, from here we go overland to Luang Prabang exploring this amazing country by road.
I have included some photos from my previous trip to Northern Thailand and Laos, images I took on assignment covering the Mekong River for Animan Magazine in Switzerland, a three month Journey many years ago and taken on Kodachrome film.
After about a week in Laos we travel from Luang Prabang by plane to Pakse and then again by road to Siem Reap in Cambodia for our second GD Photo Workshop.
BTW this is our 5th anniversary for our workshops in Cambodia and I am sure we find some time to celebrate it with some drinks at our Base the Heritage Suites Hotel. After Siem Reap we hit the road again to Battambang where we spend our remaining days in Cambodia exploring this amazing town with its french colonial buildings and the surrounding areas including a trip to Phnom Ek and the Killing Caves.
After Battambang some participants will join me for the road trip from Siem Reap to Bangkok, here we wait for others to arrive before we fly out two days later to Myanmar for some 10 days… discovering the undiscovered.
I am sure everybody is getting excited by now, including myself for this truly adventures Journey soon to start in Bangkok, only a few more weeks and we're on the road.
I am also happy to announce that we're fully booked for all three workshops and for those who missed out this time please check our Calendar for 2012, exotic destinations are planned to Sri Lanka - Central India - Bhutan (for Bhutan only two more spots available) Tibet - Mongolia and later in the year Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia (for this one we have worked out a very special Itinerary, this one will be awesome). We're also taking bookings now for Sri Lanka-Central India and Bhutan.
For more info, testimonials from previous participants, behind the scenes, students photos, bookings/reservations and Calendar just click the LINKS, thank you.
My thanks to all our partners who have been instrumental in preparing and organizing some of theses difficult destinations; Alexia from Exotissimo Travel Thailand and Laos, The Heritage Suites Hotel Relais & Chateaux and The Heritage Adventures in Cambodia and the Satri House Relais & Chateaux in Laos.
But most of all my sincere thanks to all the participants who are coming from the USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the Philippines…almost a United Nations gathering…ha, ha.
Of course once on the road I try and report from our locations and update my Blog, but that depends on the internet connection and speed, however you can follow me on Facebook and Twitter for some short updates via my iPhone.
Laos
Laos has a rich history stretching back 10,000 years. At its height, it ruled over present day Laos and much of neighboring northern Thailand. Landlocked and laid-back, it’s a unique spin on the Southeast Asia experience.
Luang Prabang, Laos
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Luang Prabang, Laos
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Here Buddhism permeates every facet of life, change comes slowly, and cities bed down early. The perfect place to break from office politics or put a pause in a hyperactive travel agenda, this land of mountain, mists and untamed natural beauty tempts with unrivaled peace and serenity.
Open your heart, open your mind, and let the genuine faith and generous hospitality of Laos replenish your soul.
Cambodia
Situated on the Indochinese peninsula, Cambodia is bordered by Thailand and Laos on the North and Vietnam on the East and south. The Gulf of Thailand is off the western coast. The size of Missouri, the country consists chiefly of a large alluvial plain ringed by mountains with the Mekong River to the East. The plain is revolved around Lake Tonle Sap, which is a natural storage basin of the Mekong.
Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Siem Reap, the provincial ancient capital of Cambodia serves as the gateway to the millennium-old temple ruins of the Angkorian-era Khmer Empire. Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Angkor Archaeological Park encompasses dozens of temple ruins including Bayon and the legendary Angkor Wat, whose artistic and archaeological significance and visual impact put it in the same league as the other iconic wonders of the world like the Pyramids, Machu Pichu and Taj Mahal.
The temple ruins of Angkor, Cambodia
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To experience an inimitable Cambodian culture, history and life, you will visit historic monastic complexes like Pre Rup, Preah Khan, Ta Prohm and Phnom Kulen and the Tonle Sap Lake.
Shy Boy at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
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Butterfly's at Phnom Kulen, Cambodia
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Bayon and its many faces, Cambodia
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Not to be missed are Heritage sites like Angkor Wat and The Bayon as well as the Cambodian sunrise, which all provide great photo opportunities for you to hone your photography skills and capture your tapestry of Siem Reap’s rich culture, people and heritage as seen through your Eyes.
Hidden temples during the wet season, Cambodia
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Buddhist Caves
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Depending on weather conditions, we always have a couple surprises visiting also places seldom seen by others. This might change our original itinerary slightly...but this can certainly be very interesting and adventures.
Amazing Myanmar
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Myanmar/Burma
Slightly smaller than Texas, Myanmar occupies the Thailand/Cambodia portion of the Indochinese peninsula. India lies to the Northwest and China to the Northeast. Bangladesh, Laos, and Thailand are also neighbors. The Bay of Bengal touches the Southwest coast. The fertile delta of the Irrawaddy River in the South contains a network of interconnecting canals and nine principal river mouths.
Hill Tribes in northern Myanmar
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Myanmar Silk
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The ethnic origins of modern Myanmar (known historically as Burma) are a mixture of Indo-Aryans, who began pushing into the area around 700 B.C. , and the Mongolian invaders under Kublai Khan who penetrated the region in the 13th century. Anawrahta (1044–1077) was the first great unifier of Myanmar.
A happy face amongst eggplants, Yangon Market, Myanmar
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In 1612, the British East India Company sent agents to Burma, but the Burmese doggedly resisted efforts of British, Dutch, and Portuguese traders to establish posts along the Bay of Bengal. Through the Anglo-Burmese War in 1824–1826 and two subsequent wars, the British East India Company expanded to the whole of Burma. By 1886, Burma was annexed to India, then became a separate colony in 1937.
Just one more…
Monk watching a local Soccer Game, Yangon Myanmar
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GD Adventure Photo Workshops Asia:Unforgettable places & faces...discover the undiscovered!
Our next Journey through Color & Time the
GD Adventure Photo Workshop starts in September 2011.
"Unforgettable places and faces...discover the undiscovered."
For more information on all our Photo Workshops in 2011/2012 please click this LINK or the photo above.
For Laos-Cambodia-Myanmar we have only two (2) more spots available, if you like to join these you have to finalize your bookings by latest June 10, 2011. We can't except any more bookings after this date.
Our exciting Photo Workshop to Bhutan is also filling up fast, we have only four (4) more spots available, this one you have to book early, by latest on or before October 15, 2011, we're taken reservation now, first come first serve basis.
This workshop is for a max. of 8 participants only!
Feedback and testimonials from previous workshop participants please click this LINK.
I am looking forward now to our Adventure Travel Photo Workshop into Laos-Cambodia and Myanmar, I have worked out a super exciting Itinerary, but I am also happy in catching up with some good old friends especially from our base in Siem Reap the Heritage Suites Hotel. Our "Famous Round Table" will be of some very good use again.
In early July I have a three day workshop with the Filipinas Heritage Library in Manila and later that month a week long trip to Thailand for some interesting photography.
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GD Photo Workshops in Asia and unpublished Kodachrome images from Myanmar
A selection of unpublished Kodachrome
Images from Myanmar/Burma
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An Indian Women on the way to Mandalay, there
are many traditional Indian Villages in Myanmar.
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Novice Monks watching a Soccer game in Yangon, Myanmar
If you're interested in one of our Photo Workshops please check out the GD Photo Workshop site & click this LINK.
MYANMAR / BURMA 2011 - Only 5 more spots available
October 10 - 17, 2011
Bookings close for Myanmar/Burma by latest 15th of July 2011.
Max. of 8 Participants only.
Myanmar... the true Indochina, October 10 to 17, 2011. We preparing at the moment a unique itinerary which will not only take you to the more known places but also to areas very rarely visited by others. This will be a very exciting journey. For inquiries please click this LINK.
Please Note: For those who are interested you can also join Laos - Cambodia and travel with us from our starting destination in Laos. * For Laos & Cambodia we have only 3 more vacancies.
For more info please go to GD Photo Workshops.
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The Maha Muni or "Great Sage" Myanmar
According to ancient tradition, only five likenesses of the Buddha were said to have been made during his lifetime: Two were in India, two in paradise, and the fifth is the Maha Muni or "Great Sage". Archaeologists believe the image was probably cast during the reign of King Chandra Surya, who ascended the throne in AD 146, some 600 years after the Buddha actually passed away. Little is known of the Maha Muni's travels over the next fifteen hundred years. It was stolen and moved around by various kings. At other times it was buried beneath a crumbling temple in a forgotten jungle. The image was brought to Mandalay in 1784 by King Bodawpaya and placed within the specially built Payagi Pagoda. Since that time it has been the most venerated Buddha image in all of Burma... More info at: http://sacredsites.com/asia/burma_myanmar/mandalay.html
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Happy Burmese, Yangon Myanmar
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Enjoying the Soccer Game Yangon,Myanmar
Wikipedia Source:
Myanmar a country in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the south-west, with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of 1,930 kilometres (1,200 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline. Burma is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia..
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Typical Market in north Myanmar
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Northern Myanmar
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