Also see: Classic Myanmar – A Photography Tour
It’s been a few years since I have been travelling to Myanmar regularly. Each time I revisit the country, I can’t help but wonder how beautiful and photogenic the country is, how graceful its people are, how aesthetic its tall pagodas are and how composed its monks are. Everywhere I set my eyes, I lookup with amazement and wonder how is it possible for any place to be so charming.
Here is a collection of images from this beautiful country. For best viewing experience, click on any image and when you see a pop-up, navigate through left/right arrows.
Magnificent sunset over the pagodas of Bagan… The plains of Bagan are littered with pagodas that are a thousand years old. Brilliant sunrises and sunsets against the lofty pagodas are something to look forward to.
A festival in progress at Inle Lake, Myanmar, with people rowing a decorated boat. Seen in the background are mist-covered green slopes of Shan Hills. On another boat, a bunch of monks and local people watch the procession pass by.
A novice monk in Bagan, Myanmar.
A man smoking cheroot in Bagan, Myanmar.
Children play by a waterway in the countryside in central Myanmar.
People of Intha community at Inle Lake, Myanmar. The Intha people are famous for their unique way of rowing a boat using one leg.
Nuns on the streets seeking alms. Seeking alms every morning is an important tradition for monks and nuns in Myanmar, perhaps a practice that has lived on unchanged from the time of Buddha.
A magnificent sunset at U-Bein bridge, Mandalay, Myanmar.
A lady and her daughter walk through the entry passage to a pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar.
A man prays to Buddha at a temple in Bagan, Myanmar.
A monk looks out from the window of his monastery in the countryside of Central Myanmar.
Balloons fly over the pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar during sunrise.
A man walks the giant Mingun Pagoda, Myanmar. The partially completed Mingun Pagoda near Mandalay developed huge cracks from an earthquake. If completed, it would have been the tallest pagoda in Myanmar, and perhaps anywhere in the world.
These are some of the places we visit during our photography tour to Myanmar. See Classic Myanmar – A Photography Tour for more details on this tour.