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by Jonathan Look | Jul 2, 2014 | Buddhism, Buildings, Photography, Thailand, Travel
Photos of Wat Arun Temple in Bangkok View of Wat Arun Showing the Monkeys and Demons that Support the Towers Wat Arun Temple the “Temple of Dawn” in Bangkok is one of Thailand’s most famous Buddhist temples. Located on the west bank of the Chao...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 1, 2014 | Adventure, Retirement, Running, Thailand, Travel
I don’t know why but one July day in Houston, Texas in 2002 I got it in my mind that I wanted to run a marathon. I had never been a serious runner; I wasn’t in particularly good shape at the time and I wasn’t looking to take my fitness to some lofty “next level”. I...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 26, 2014 | Adventure, Bhutan, Buddhism, People, Photography, Travel
I love making these shots. Sarah and I were traveling with our guides on our adventure through a village in central Bhutan and we stopped for some water and a little respite from the constantly winding mountain roads. I was getting a bit fidgety because it was only...
by Jonathan Look | Jun 25, 2014 | Markets, Myanmar, Photography, Travel
Train Station Flower Market in Burma Near the start of our 50-mile trekking adventure from Kalaw, Myanmar to Inle Lake we came upon the train station in the village of Aungpan, Myanmar. It was a cute little town and we stopped for a bowl of Shan noodles at one of the...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 24, 2014 | Adventure, Myanmar, People, Photography, Travel
I am always fascinated by people lives in various countries around the world. Before I made the photo essay of the seaweed farmers of Lembongan Island, Indonesia I had an opportunity travel to the small Myanmar fishing village of Jate Taw on the Bay of Bengal near...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 17, 2014 | Bhutan, Buddhism, Buildings, Photography, Travel
Tashichho Dzong (Thimpu Temple) on the western bank of the Wang Chu River in Thimpu, Bhutan has been the seat of Bhutan’s civil government since the country united with the creation of a monarchy in 1907. The original Dzong (or temple) was constructed in 1216 with...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 17, 2014 | Buddhism, Cambodia, People, Photography, Travel
Wat Bo in Siem Reap, Cambodia is one of my favorite places to photograph. Upon entering the grounds there is just a sense of decompression and peace. The main temple is usually locked but the guy sitting here, the pagoda elder, has always been happy to unlock it and...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 14, 2014 | Adventure, Myanmar, People, Photography, Travel
Inle Lake Fisherman in Myanmar When you see a photograph or a travel story about Inle Lake, Myanmar it usually is, or includes, a photo like this one – a basket fisherman setting his fish traps in the setting (or rising) sun. Just the image of a hardworking, solitary...
