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Fishy Business in Yangon

December 4th, 2014 — 5:19am
One of my favourite places to photograph daily life is Yangon. The city has some excellent street markets. As you would expect for a coastal city and one close to the delta’s many rivers, there’s no shortage of fish in the markets. Each day a fresh catch of sea and freshwater fish hit the markets

Young Nuns in Yangon

December 4th, 2014 — 4:53am
Two young novice nuns collecting alms in downtown Yangon.

A Thai Classic

December 3rd, 2014 — 5:34am
Every now and again it’s good to return to the classics of Thai food. I love a good ‘one dish wonder’ and phad Thai, when done well, really hits the spot. When I’ve not had it for a while, it’s hard to resist a second helping but oddly enough, it never seems as good as

Jaew Makok

December 3rd, 2014 — 2:49am
  But then again…there’s jaew makok. Makok, often referred to as a Lao/Thai olive, is the fruit from the spondia tree. The sour fruit is used in Issan somtam or tam mak hung in Lao. When grilled over charcoal the thin layer of pulp around the stone is also be used in a delicious jaew

Lao Laab

December 2nd, 2014 — 5:49am
A Lao laab is a beautiful thing. One of my favourite dishes.

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