I've been away for a while from my blog, sorry got a bit busy. I am back now and other than shooting for Study Groups Sussex graduation Mr's L and I went off to my folks for the weekend. I took the oportunity to make a portrait of Winni.....

 and also use the light painting technique on an E-Type Jaguar.....

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I have been back in the UK for 10 days or so and in that time I have not been sitting around. Tonight I have a shoot for Study Group in Brighton covering the graduation ceremony for their students, should be fun.

I have also been shooting some pieces in the studio with Amee, here are a couple of the shots from that....

There are plenty more to work through so I best get cracking......

I have to get back into work mode...haha. It is a bit difficult when I have all these beautiful photographs I shot in Myanmar. This fantastic Super Golden 5 Star Construction is something I can look at over and over.

This Grocer had some wonderful fruits for sale all beautifully presented and no doubt delicious...

This is the view that greeted me every morning, the stunning Inya Lake...

Everywhere you go there are interesting faces, I wish I could have sat and spoken with this Locksmith, I bet he has seen so much in his time....

This mother and her daughter are wearing Thanaka. Thanaka is a root which they grind and claim it cures most ills, it also protects from the sun and keeps your skin in great condition...

This red bus (local buses made from pick up trucks) driver wears a Buddhist t'shirt. To us in the west this symbol holds dark connotations. I think it is time it became associated with Buddhism where it belongs....  

Visiting the Schwedagon Pagoda is a must see when in Yangon. Brilliantly lit at night it's grounds are filled with temples and shrines of all sizes, no shoes allowed and the monks are only to happy to talk...

I am gradually working through the shots from my trip. As usual I am doing the commercial pieces....

...and then treating myself to some personal work at the end of the day. 

I am very proud of the shots I have collected and feel ready to put a show on if I can find the space. Time to get on to the galleries I think...

I am back in the UK and missing Asia greatly. I definitely found myself charmed by Yangon far more than Bangkok. I think the amount of tourists Bangkok sees has created parts of the city that are almost theme parks. Doing anything on the usual tourist trail in Bangkok inevitably forces you into a world of tacky trinkets and guilt led purchases of beer for you boat captain (who I suspected returned the beer immediately and unsubtly to the vendour!). Still everyone needs to make a living I guess and how can we begrudge £2 pounds.

We are already planning our next possible trip, this time we could be heading to Vietnam after another trip to Yangon and maybe a bit more of Myanmar. Enjoy this photograph, there will be more to come....

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.