Renowned fine art travel photographer David Lazar, an Australian, has traveled extensively in Myanmar over the last six years. It has become his favorite place to photograph, but not only for the exquisite quality of its light. In fact, it’s the warm and welcoming people of this once isolated country who make his photography experiences so enriching. Whether it’s being invited into homes or monasteries, David feels honored to spend time learning about the people he photographs, often returning to give them prints for their kindness.
Part of the essential fabric of everyday life in Myanmar, are its red-robed Buddhist monks. Virtually every Burmese boy becomes a novice monk and studies in a monastery at least once during his youth. It is this theme that stands out most colorfully in Lazar’s new book, Myanmar – A Luminous Journey.
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#1 The Lost City Of Mrauk U
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#2 Monk In Rays Of Light. Novice Monk In Bagan
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#3 Boy With Thanaka Paste Face, Yangon
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#4 Intha Fishermen, Inle Lake
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#5 Chin Woman Near The Lost City Of Mrauk U
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#6 Portrait Of A Young Monk
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#7 Young Buddhist Monk
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#8 Chiaroscuro Monk, Bagan
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#9 The Light Of Brotherhood. Novice Monks In Bagan
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#10 Two Monk Friends On A Log At A Monastery In Bago
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#11 Luminous Rice Terraces, Kalaw
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#12 Purple Haze, U Bein Bridge, Amarapura
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#13 The Golden Rock At Mt Kyaiktiyo
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#14 Beautiful Grandmother, Balancing Act
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#15 Tunnel Of Light. Young Monks At Play
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#16 Fisherman On Inle Lake
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#17 Two Monks At Mrauk U
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#18 Buddhist Nun In Meditation
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#19 Fishermen Casting Net, Amarapura
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#20 Novice Buddhist Monks In Triplicate
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#21 School Boy Wearing Thanaka Paste, A Burmese Trademark
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#22 Smoking A Giant Cheroot, Bagan
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#23 Mother And Child In Morning Rays, Taken In Mrauk U
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#24 Carrying Firewood, Kalaw
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#25 Monks In Mrauk U
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#26 Heading Home, Bagan
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#27 Novice Monks Inside A Temple In Bagan
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#28 Monk Praying To Many Buddhas, Shitthaung Temple, Mrauk U
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