Author: DMcA

A photographic study of the crab catchers – all women –  of Kep on the Cambodian south coast.       Following our exciting adventures in Myanmar, the CD and I traveled on to visit our dear friends M & P in Phnomh Phen.  I had wanted for some time to visit old French colonial…

Final set from our Myanmar trip.  These are the shots that the Chickadee took as she started taking serious photographs for the first time.  No question – she has real talent.  Check out the very last shot of this series…….     The Chickadee had never taken any photographs other than Facebook snaps before, but…

The penultimate set of photos from this trip.  Our last two destinations, the amazing temples of Bagan and finally  the transcendental Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.     After hightailing it out of Mandalay, we moved on to Bagan – equalled only by Angkor Wat in Cambodia for the number and beauty of its temples.  In contrast…

On to Mandalay – with some street shots of market traders and world rulers, plus the wonderful U-Bein Bridge         We had heard mixed reviews of Mandalay, and we left the city with mixed feelings. One thing is for certain – it is not the exotic and romantic spot immortalized by Kipling. …

Third Installment of Myanmar photos from Inle Lake.  This time the amazing fishermen and the stupas of Indein   Boatmen that don’t have an engine in their craft adopt a curious one-legged poling method in Inle.  One of the earlier shots in this series shows the boatman at the Treasure using it.  The Inle fishermen…