Tag: Mandalay

Portraits Myanmar (Burma)

May 22, 2014
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As you might have seen in my former posts most images are shot with what I call dark light. Specific light in a dark/shady environment. Here are some of the images belonging to my portfolio Fine Art Portraits. During my several trips in Myanmar I travelled far away from the normal roads and so I…

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Available light/ Natuurlijk licht

February 3, 2014
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During the day the light in Asia is hard with too much contrast so you are not able to get a decent image. You have to work inside the houses with the light what is available. I almost never use flash or artificial light because I try not to disturb people in their daily activities….

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Men at work (in Myanmar)

November 1, 2012
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After my last post “Cooking at open fire” people asked me to show this time men at work. This post “Men at work” address that issue at several places in Myanmar. Craftsman in a small village near Mrauk U In a small laquerware factory near Bagan At a jetty in Yangon Fisherman at Inle Lake…

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Myanmar day 7 Mandalay marble workshops

February 16, 2010
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During the last day in mandalay we stayed a couple of hours around the marble workshops and nearby was a wonderfull monastery. Dit is de laatste dag in Mandalay. De bewerking van de marmeren beelden langs de straat met al het verkeer en de rondlopende nonnen en monniken is kenmerkend voor dit gebied. Verder zijn…

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Myanmar day 6 Mandalay Novices in old pagoda

February 15, 2010
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Novices in an old pagoda that is what you see over here. A joyfull morning somewhere outside Mandalay. Op de tweede dag in Mandalay had ik het bijzondere geluk een aantal novices (jonge kloosterlingen) in een vervallen pagode vast te leggen. Verder waren er ook een aantal jongere kinderen in deze ruïne aan het spelen.

Myanmar day 5 Mandalay (village people)

February 14, 2010
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Around Mandalay you will find a lot of small villages. Although the people do not see so many tourists they are overwhelming warm and friendly to strangers. In deze serie komen de mensen van de dorpen rondom Mandalay in beeld. Hoewel ze nauwelijks toeristen zien zijn ze niet afstandelijk noch opdringerig. De openheid (bijna naïviteit)…

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