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Support Myanmar & Aung San Suu Kyi: Visit!
About once a year the country of Myanmar (formerly Burma) becomes part of the world's consciousness. It is often not good news, whether it was the Nargis typhoon or recently the extension of the...
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Southeast Asia Photo Tour January 2013 -- Cambodia and Burma (Myanmar)
Dates: 2013-01-09 11:00 - 2013-01-22 08:00 Cambodia and Burma (Myanmar) Sorry, this is the page for our last trip. To learn more about our upcoming December trip:December Myanmar trip with Angkor Wat...
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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
When the unthinkable happened and we got not just clouds but drizzle today in Mandalay during our Myanmar (Burma) photo safari it threw us for a bit of a loop.read more
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Pindaya Cave: Second Time Is The Charm
Ever since I saw a photo of Pindaya Cave in a travel magazine I’ve been smitten with the way over the edge array of caverns literally stuffed full of over 8,000 Buddha images lit in a bewildering...
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Southeast Asia Trip Report–Destination Myanmar (Burma)
After a busy five days in Cambodia we reluctantly took our leave and jetted off to Myanmar. After a short connection in the Bangkok airport (Bill was ecstatic to find they had Durian ice cream there...
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Photo Ethics In The Field: My New Posting on B&H Insights Blog
There is a lot of discussion about the ethics of altering images in Photoshop. But even more important is how we as photographers act in the field. There are many ethical issues which arise whether...
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An early morning challenge: Photographing 1,000 Buddhist monks
Sometimes you need to be careful what you wish for. We’d been hoping to see a procession of monks going out for their morning rounds of alms collecting, when we noticed preparations for a major...
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Myanmar: History and Highlights of a changing country
--by Ed Reinke After the recent easing of sanctions by the U.S. government and moves toward greater political inclusiveness and democratization, Myanmar is back as a tourist destination for many...
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George Orwell’s House: The Ultimate Future B&B
Tucked away in a corner of Myanmar (Burma) away from most tourists is the once sleepy town of Katha. Famous mostly in the West as where George Orwell was last stationed in Burma, and in the literary...
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Myanmar (Burma) Trip Report: Images and their stories from our recent photo tour
After our visit to Cambodia and the temples of Angkor, we headed to Yangon in Myanmar, to meet the rest of the group and begin our trip through some of the major historical and culturally important...
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Photographing an Artisan? Focus on their hands
When photographing people, we’re trained to focus on the face, and especially the eyes. Like any other “rule” of photography, though, it doesn’t always apply. In particular, when you’re capturing...
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Myanmar (Burma) Photo Tour December 2015
Dates: 2015-12-04 11:00 - 2015-12-16 08:00 Explore Burma (Myanmar) for a glorious 13 days and 12 nightsOur 2014 trip is full, but we expect to return in December, 2015. Stay-tuned to this page, or...
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Join us in Myanmar (Burma) this December, with an option for Angkor Wat
This is a pivotal year for Myanmar (which the US & UK know as Burma). With the election of a civilian government, suspension of international sanctions, and the beginning of a banking system and...
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Composition Tip: Don't frame so tightly that you forget where you are...
When something unexpected happens on a photo shoot it is easy to get carried away in the moment and start firing away. If you've done some action photography your reflexes may take over and you'll...
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Chin women in Myanmar: Last of their kind
Urban legend has it that the women on the Chin underwent the painful process of having their faces tattooed with buffalo blood to make them less attractive, and read more
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Using Adobe’s Adjustment Brush in Photoshop or Lightroom to rescue...
Despite the power of post-processing tools, one area that has always been labor intensive and error-prone is correcting images that have multiple light sources with multiple color temperatures. Since...
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Gaining slideshow productivity with Proshow’s Remix feature
Especially with the popularity of mobile devices for viewing photos, slideshows are a perfect way to show off the best of your images – or simply to share the highlights of an event or trip. Creating...
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The amazing “one-legged” fishermen of Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)
Inle Lake in Myanmar is famous for its “one-legged” fishermen. They perform the seemingly impossible feat of rowing (and steering) their small, teak-hulled, wooden boats with one leg wrapped around a...
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Quick tip: Taming the sun with a Multiply layer in Photoshop
Sometimes you just can’t control the clock or the sun. The monastery in Nyaung Shwe (in Myanmar’s Shan State) is famous for its historic round wood windows. But finding them with novices peering out...
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