Myanmar series - Portrait 1

Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 28 January 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.

This special nun has inherited the task of protecting the Po Win Daung Caves near Monywa, Myanmar.

These caves, carved from sandstone, contain thousands of Buddha images and murals. Quoted dates range from 5th Century AD to 16th - 18th centuries. It is definitely worth the time to travel there.

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Comments (22)

Untitled from Kyoto, Japan

OMG! This is absolutely wonderful! A really really excellent portrait!

28 Jan 2007 2:00am

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

Great portrait! I love your choice of the white background to bring her darker skin tone out. And the smile in her eyes are just priceless. Great job!

28 Jan 2007 3:05am

Still from Valence, France

Fantastic portrait! I admire!

28 Jan 2007 3:14am

Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand

And look at the size of that cigar!!! (I'm presuming that's what it is!!). Awesome expression in her face.

28 Jan 2007 3:22am

@Bronnie: The 'cigar' is called a cheroot. Home-made cheroots look this huge one in the countyside and both men and women smoke them or chew betel nut or both. They are made by filling flattened Tha-nut hpet leaves of the Sebesten tree (Cordia dichotom) with shredded tobacco leaves, about an equal amount of chopped tobacco stalks and some kind of additive like tamarind pulp, jaggery (raw sugar cane sugar ) or maybe even cloves and cinnamon. In Burma, home industries make thousands of these (smaller) for the local and export markets.

Carol from Turkey

Brilliant portrait! Such humour in that face.

28 Jan 2007 3:53am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Cool expression, very natural!

28 Jan 2007 5:02am

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

Great portrait Helen - such character!

28 Jan 2007 6:53am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

A knockout! Congrats! Super image...

28 Jan 2007 8:10am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Portrait full of emotions and character! The face says millions ... excellent!

28 Jan 2007 9:04am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent protrait Helen!

28 Jan 2007 9:24am

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

bloody marvellous!

28 Jan 2007 10:21am

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

I love the colors. Very harmonious and a very photogenic subject.

28 Jan 2007 1:40pm

Amit from Santa Clara, CA, United States

brilliant portrait..beautifully captured

28 Jan 2007 1:50pm

Matt Trujillo Photography from Portland, United States

Charming on all levels.

28 Jan 2007 4:10pm

Ahraht from Loures, Portugal

I don't have words. Amazing.

28 Jan 2007 5:27pm

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Excellent portrait. I hope I look that happy when I'm that old!

28 Jan 2007 9:49pm

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

oh my god that is a FATTTTTTTT JOINT. HAHAHAH i'll be damned. He looks like he's high as hell right now. Please tell me how you get his job. please please please. Do i submit an application or something?

28 Jan 2007 10:33pm