NG PEILING
Graphic & Editorial Designer
Burmese handmade earthenware craft and tradition carried and passed on to the next generation.
Nuang-U, Myanmar (Burma). The Shwezigon pagoda is the forerunner and prototype to most Mon-style Burmese pagodas. Work began in 1059 and was finally completed in 1102. The pagoda was said to house a bone and a tooth of Buddha.
A horse-drawn carriage.
Shwedagon Pagoda
Traditional handmade earthenware.
The monk sits in a crevice that would have once held a religious statuette.
Aboard the boat to Mingun.
Monastery
Taking a break from the ten-hour journey from Yangon to Bagan.
A talented artist peddling on the streets in Yangon.
Wetkyi-In-Gubyaukgyi temple, Bagan.
A pause at a marker on the ten-hour ride to Bagan from Yangon.
A native on a stroll in Bagan.
Taungthaman Lake, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) This was taken on the 1.2-kilometre U Bein Bridge that spans the Taungthaman Lake near the township of Amarapura.
Crew taking a nap aboard the boat to Mingun.
The entrance of a cave in Mount Shwe Ba near Mon-ywa, Chindwin Valley.
The Mandalay Palace served the last royal monarchy of Burma, then as a fort for British colonial forces.
The palace was mostly destroyed during WWII by allied bombing and was rebuilt in the 90s.
Monastery
Young monks making alm rounds around the Shwezigon pagoda.
Yun-de lacquerware is traditionally made with coiled or woven bamboo strips, sanded down and coated with sap from the Thitsee varnish tree.
The lacquered pieces are meticulously carved and filled with ink, then covered with sap.
Burmese lacquerware is prized for its intricate detailing from meticulous artisan carvings.
One of many fortune teller booths in Mandalay.
Traditional handmade earthenware.
Mingun, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma) Young novices in front of the Mingun Pahtodawgyi ruins.
Mingun, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma) Young novices in front of the Mingun Pahtodawgyi ruins.
Mingun, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma) Young novices in front of the Mingun Pahtodawgyi ruins.
A stray in Mingun on the grounds of the Pahtodawgyi Pagoda.
The Pahtodawgyi Pagoda was originally designed to dwarf any structure built before it at the height of 150-metres.
It was left intentionally unfinished 12 years after work began in 1790 due to a prophecy that foretold the reigning King’s death upon completion of the stupa.
Pahtodawgyi Pagoda, Mingun, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma)
Completed in the 6th century, the 99-metre tall gilded Shwedagon Pagoda is otherwise known as the Great Dagon Pagoda.
It is a national icon and a major religious and cultural landmark in Yangon, the cultural capital of Myanmar.
An ox-drawn cart
Horse-drawn carriages are a common sight in Monywa, Sagaing.
Burmese Model
Burmese Model
Burmese Model
Burmese Model
Burmese Model
According to legend, the Ananda Temple was built by monks who based its design on the Nandamula Cave temple in the Himalayas.
Unfortunately, the monks were executed upon completion of the temple to prevent a similar structure built elsewhere.
Monastery
A child in front of a monastery.
2013 MYANMAR PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP
Photographs from an 11-day trip around Myanmar's most culturally prominent cities including Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan Mingun and Monywa. Click on the slides for a better quality view.
Special thanks to the subjects for letting me take their photographs and to the lecturers leading the tour. Mr William Aung and his family were absolutely gracious hosts and guides on the way.
I did not expect the hours spent on the roads between cities to be the most taxing part of the trip. The last 13-hour long ride down was incredibly arduous.
Taken with a Nikon D5100
Ngee Ann Poly Mass Comm Year 2
Creative Photography