Wednesday, 10th March 2010
My Kingdom
by David Lazar
A novice monk scans the horizon of the former kingdom of Mrauk-U, Myanmar (Burma). Countless temples from the 16th century dot the hills and make it a great place to explore, after a flight from Yangon and a 7 hour boat trip to arrive here.
Equipment: Nikon D700
David Lazar
I'm a photographer from Brisbane, Australia - and one of the joys for me (outside of my musical world) is travelling and capturing moments of life through photography.
My favourite styles of photography: Portraiture and landscape. Also, in general, I prefer shots which contain an element of 'cannot be captured exactly again'; that is expressive people shots, action shots and any scenario with a unique aspect to it.
Website: pbase.com/david_lazar
My Kingdom by David Lazar was photo of the day on Wednesday, 10th March 2010. It is tagged Children, Myanmar, Temples. You can leave a comment below.
30 Comments
Scott Hotaling
Wow. That’s a fantastic photograph. Talk about a story…
Katrina Edwards
Fantastic as always, Dave
mike
Nice scene.
Anurag
Looks Otherworldly, almost ancient.
The bright red of the monk is a good counterpoint to the green vegetation.
Al
Absolutely stunning!! The fog / haze in the background really add to the mood of the shot. Nicely done!!
Steven Davis
wow. i dont comment on shots here that often, but WOW. love the colors, comp, everything
Bertie
Awesome! The three towers in the background certainly completes the picture!
Pauline Jones
Thanks for showing us a place we would otherwise hardly know existed.
Su
Love the way you have captured the monk contemplating his world.
Sparts
Speak for yourself Pauline :p
You did well just to get in the country David!
Curious to know if this monk was asked to pose or did you stumble across him. Great pic!
Leslie Guy
Wonderful composition. As tho from an
award winning movie.
PlanetLover
Very beautiful photo of landscape and human. I do get the sense that the young man is posing but he may be meditating…Who knows? Anyway, I love that bright red!
Grete
Amazing image, where we can appreciate another culture! Perfectly captured. Congratulations
Vann Helms
I really like your observation about a unique moment that will never be captured the same way again. So true. It might be the light, the expression, the juxtaposition of elements….Thank you David.
David Lazar
To answer the questions about whether he is posing or not…. yes he is posing.
The monk followed me as I climbed the hilltop – maybe out of curiousity but he didnt want anything from me… I let him use my camera to take photos of the sunset of his own. I later asked him to stand at this spot at look out over the scene, and he was happy to oblige in my photo requests!
renee
great shot.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Your lucky day to have a colorfully clad companion. He must have been pleased with the shot as well. Nice work.
Nico De Pasquale
Such amazing scenery! fantastic n magic atmosphere
Malta photography
This is an ideal shot with just enough color in it to have the wow effect. nice thought
Judi Gedcke
David, I’d say the difficult trip was worth it.
Beautiful, rare shot.
Steph
Absolutely amazing!
Laurie
Magical! It does look like the beginning of an epic movie. A fascinating story is begging to be told.
Claire
I think it is so tranquil and peaceful, and the vibrancy of the red is outstanding Great pic!!
Herman Bresser
This is a magnificant image.
The landscape, the red robe and even the dust that covers the young monks feet.
paul whitton
what an awesome place, thanks for sharing, beautiful colors and taken at just the right time of day, well done!
Judy Buchanan
You made my day seem holy, thank you for your beautiful picture.
Sparts
Thanks for updating us David, but was he told to follow you?
David Lazar
No he definitely wasnt told to follow me Sparts, but who would tell him to do so?
Unless he’s working for the government…
Sparts
Yeah, that was what I was wondering. We tried to enter last year but couldn’t gain entry. Some of those that have been and I have spoken to have been shadowed their entire trip lol.
Anyway, again, great shot. Very interesting
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Wow is right! I don’t often comment on ‘people’ images, but this one definitely tells a remarkable story.