Gary Latham Photography leads photography tours in Burma every year with All Points East from November to March...
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The world slips by, a new day dawns, as we pass under the road and rail bridges over the Irrawaddy River. Slowly meandering our way to ancient Bagan.
Leaving Mandalay by boat for ancient Bagan.
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After dredging the weeds from the lake's bottom, Inle lake dwellers will eventually use the weeds as fertilizer for the floating gardens.
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As the sun rises, the mist dissipates to reveal a make-shift village on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, near Mandalay.
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A young novice monk lights candles in front of the reclining Buddha statue in preparation for the Ananda Festival, Bagan.
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The sugar cane harvest is in full swing in the fields around Lake Inle. Soon the ox carts will arive to transport the cane to the village for processing.
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Young men from the Palaung village head off to the rice terraces in the hills around Kalaw.