Mount Kailash, Tibet

Mount Kailash (21,778 feet) is a peak in the GangdisĂȘ Mountains, which are part of the Trans-Himalaya in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River, the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the Ganges...

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Roxanne Sylvia – Making powerful headshots

These head-shots of Roxanne Sylvia were made using 6 flash light sets positioned around the model. 1st flash light as a main light in a beauty dish, pointed directly on the face. 2nd and 3rd flash lights as fill-in light at a lower power ratio, pointing on the face from...

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U-Bein Bridge, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay. Amarapura is bounded by the Ayeyarwady river in the west, Chanmyathazi township in the north, and the city of Innwa in the south. Amarapura was the capital of Myanmar for three discrete periods during the Konbaung dynasty...

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Candid Street shots, Bagan market (Myanmar)

A visit to Myanmar would be incomplete without getting an experience of life in the local market. I walked the streets capturing candid facial shots. It’s quite common to find women and children with a paste smeared on their faces to prevent sunburns. This paste is made by grinding the...

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Hagia Sofia, Turkey

Hagia Sophia was formerly a church, later a mosque, and now a museum. From the date of its dedication in 360 AD until 1453 AD, it served as a church. The building was a mosque from 1453 AD until 1931 AD, when it was secularized. For almost 500 years the...

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Blue Mosque, Turkey

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609...

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Vietnamese Girl

At Hoi An in Vietnam, we got an opportunity to work with a Vietnamese model in a traditional white dress. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show.

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