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Cambodian Monks on a boat

I was walking in this small village adjoining Tonle Sap Lake, where I made this image.
Cambodian Monks
The village was a long line of houses on either side of a unmetalled road. The road was a raised mud-bank, while the houses were built on stilts to keep the water out during the high season. This place also served as a gateway to several other dwellings that are built fully over water, without road access. These monks were on their way to one such place on Tonle Sap Lake. They were getting in to boat driven by the boatman, but it rook a bit hop,skip and jump over other boats to get there.
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Prayer Flags from Bhutan

I saw this thick assembly of prayer flags at a small temple in rural Bhutan. My first instinct was to walk into them and photograph them with the camera facing up.

Prayer flags in Bhutan

I used my phone camera to make this image. Sometimes when you know what you are shooting and the subjects are not complex, it doesn’t matter what equipment you have. Nonetheless, I do not subscribe to the generally outspoken idea that your equipment doesn’t matter at all in making good images. Good equipment that can handle challenging conditions can be crucial to bring a photographer’s idea into life.

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Black Winged Stilts

I gave up on photographing birds and wildlife a few years ago and got rid of my 400mm lens which was used for the purpose. I hadn’t attempted in aiming the camera towards birds ever since. But last week, I spotted this line of Black Winged Stilts that made a charming line-up. They did not appear jittery about people walking at a safe distance. It was early morning and the sunlight was falling directly on them. Here is the resulting image.

Black Winged Stilts