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Posted on May 15, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
A 1000-kyat donation--about $1.20--in the baby's pocket for letting us use the family's home to cook lunch. She slept incredibly soundly surrounded by handicrafts that the women of the village kept trying to sell us.

Posted on May 15, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
Weaving baskets on the "balcony".

Posted on May 15, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
In this case, the mobile shop wasn't stuff sold out of a motorcycle's sidecar, but just these Akha women following us to a junction on the hike that they knew we'd have to pass a few times.

Posted on May 14, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
The waters of the rice paddies (even during dry season) hold tilapia, snakehead fish and catfish. With some patience, someone can catch enough to sell for 4,000-5,000 kyat each day at the market in Kyaingtong city.

Posted on May 14, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
I also have a 4-year-old's fascination with how parathas are made...

Posted on May 13, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Beating meat paste into submission, drummer-style, for making those weirdly-smooth Asian meatballs.

Posted on May 13, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x

Posted on May 12, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
Abandoned building from colonial times.

Posted on May 12, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x
Being a monk doesn't mean giving up playing the lottery.

Posted on May 10, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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I love that in Myanmar villages, it's normal to just rock up to a stranger's home and expect them to brew up a pot of tea for you. And when children are involved, formalities come down to, "boy, where's my tea?" But again, totally normal.

Posted on May 10, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Sorting tea leaves for sale. The owner of the tea plantation preferred to speak in Burmese rather than his ethnic Lahu language to show his level of education.

Posted on May 10, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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In the weeks before the by-elections in Myanmar April 1st, the National League for Democracy--Aung San Suu Kyi's party--was free to openly campaign. Big changes from just a few months ago. Many people in Mae Sot have acquired NLD hats and t-shirts as well.

Posted on May 9, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x

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Special market for the former Shan king's birthday.

Posted on May 9, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0)