I am a bit sad that we are leaving Myanmar later today. I would like to see more of the country. The people are friendly and accommodating. As a photographer with my cameras on the street I felt very safe. If you venture off the main streets and into the back lanes people will come and look at you. They are curious and interested, I felt no threat or malice from these generous warm hearted and beautiful people. 

Yesterday it was wonderful to wander around with our great friend Matt Yoxall, I hadn't seen him for many years. Finding ourselves in the same city at the same time so far away from where we grew up was amazing. I truly hope it is not such along time until we can hang out and shoot the breeze again. 20 years ago if I had been told that Matt and I would be playing pool at The Strand in Yangon I would have laughed but there we were as if it were the most natural thing in the world. So thank you Matt it was great to see you.

Tomorrow I will wake up in Bangkok and get to wander the streets there. So I guess for now it's farewell Yangon and Myanmar, good luck with your transition and I hope you don't loose all your innocence and charm to the western way. Jayzu tin ba dare, ta ta.

I have arrived in Myanmar. It looks beautiful, really green and with a good atmosphere. Looking forward to getting out onto the streets and seeing what is around.

How excited am I?

Very bloody excited. This evening Mrs L and I are flying to Thailand, then on to Myanmar. We will be there for 4 days and the back to Bangkok for 7 days. I can't wait to hit the streets and see what I can find to photograph and the adventure ahead.

To make things even better a good friend whom I haven't seen for many a moon is also in Yangon. I am sure we will be drinking to old times and new.

Just so I don't forget good old British cuisine here is my reminder.....

Bon Voyage, I'll be back soon with lots of fresh and sexy Street Photographs....

The Model did turn up and what a good job she did. Thank you Fifi.....

The marketing campaign continues, spread the work ok.

I shot a couple of still lifes on Friday and am off to concentrate on the Architectural side of things on Monday (tomorrow).

Just a few days now until I am off on a little jet around the world for a few days. I will post the travel shots on here and hope to have a jolly good explore, fingers crossed I won't get into too much trouble.

Today I have entered several competitions so please go and vote for me on the following links....

http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62433

http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62432

http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62431

http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62430

http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/portfolio/large-version?galleryimageid=62429

Don't be shy, spare me a few minutes to vote....

Thank you all.

So here I am freelance and waiting for a model to arrive, at least she has let me know she is running late.

I had to rush of yesterday and get my passport sorted out in double quick time as we may have a trip to Asia coming at the end of the month (very excited about that). 4 hours and £128 later i have the passport, the picture is a marked improvement on the one I have suffered with over the last 10 years so that's a bonus too.

What did I do while hanging around for 4 hours?

I went to check out some galleries. First up Tate Britain and the Turner prize short list for 2012...

Well as ever it is an eclectic collection and created mixed emotions (which is better than no emotions as it is supposed to be art). Reading the comments board at the end was curious, mostly negative, some just irrelevant, and the odd oddity which made me chuckle. "Wu Tang Clan" I think was the clincher for me, pinned right at the top of the board..hahaha.  The populous vote was for Paul Nobel's work, this may be because it is the most accessible.

I then wandered up to The Portrait Gallery. I tend to walk most places once in London as I don't feel you see anything in the Underground and buses are too slow. Walking past Victoria palace Gardens I heard singing and discovered Paloma Faith was in the park.

Continuing on through Parliament Square and up toward Trafalgar Square I spotted a very interesting character and just had to get his portrait......

Well the Model is here, I hope you enjoy this dude, he was very cool.....