Jon White Photography

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jonwhitephotography — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:12:28 +0000

i return this june…

Vertigo – Banyan Tree, Bangkok

jonwhitephotography — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:00:15 +0000

this is the view from the 53rd floor restaurant entitled ‘vertigo’ at Bangkok’s wondeful Banyan Tree hotel. Foods not bad either! I had a great steak tartare made with melt-in-your-mouth wagyu beef. Living the high life…

Paduang Lady – Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)

jonwhitephotography — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:49:38 +0000

we took a boat trip around magnificent Inle lake in Burma, and stopped at a house on stilts where a group of Paduang women were assembled, weaving tourist trinkets from lace and other fabrics. I was asked to make a small donation in return for some portraits which if i’m being honest, wasn’t the most comfortable situation – a bit like saddhus in Nepal and India, the padaung women have wisened to the income value their looks can draw in term of asking tourists for money in return for photos. Fair game I suppose, some times you have to play the tourist. Still, a lovely, smiley lady who seemed happy enough with life, and undoubtedly the paduang have a life which draws wonder from westerners with whom they have contact.

Bagan, Burma – dusk by bicycle

jonwhitephotography — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:41:19 +0000

There are over 2,500 temples and stupa’s still remaining in the Bagan area of central Myanmar (Burma) I’m told. We only saw a fraction during our stay in November, but fantastic memories persist of sweaty, yet carefree days spent cycling between these wonderful structures.

Stag Do in the Snow – Richmond, London

jonwhitephotography — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:53:12 +0000

MarienPlatz, Munich (Munchen)

jonwhitephotography — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:10:53 +0000

Clocktowers are fast becoming a must on my itinerary whenever in the old cities of Continental Europe! The views over Munich from St Peter’s Church were fantastic, stretching beyond Marienplatz and the city, into the forest and fields of bavaria – all set against a backdrop of the Alps.

Approaching Sunset by Bicycle – Bagan, Myanmar

jonwhitephotography — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:12:05 +0000

Bagan in Myanmar (Burma) is an area of over 20 square kilometres literally brimming with the most incredible temples, its like Ankhor Wat but on an even grander scale. Everywhere, literally everywhere, there are stupas and unexplored places to marvel at and photograph. With relatively few tourists around to elbow past, we had a dream-like few days pedalling around on bicycles, playing tomb raider under the Burmese sun. The memories of sitting atop Bagans many diverse temples watching incredible sunsets as we chatted to the local postcard kids will stay with us for many years..

L’Ocean, La Digue – memories of the Seychelles

jonwhitephotography — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:12:41 +0000

What a miserable, dreary day here in the UK weather wise, truly foul. Memories of the Seychelles usually do the trick for escapism at times like this: this is the view from L’Ocean on the northern tip of La Digue. How I miss the car free cycling paradise of La Digue!

The end of the world? Tikal, Guatemala and the Maya

jonwhitephotography — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:21:49 +0000

Happy 14th Baktun for tomorrow everyone…here’s Tikal, Guatemala from my second trip there in 2008.

21st December 2012 is a date when one of the Mayans ‘long count’ calendars comes to the end of its cycle, on a day which co-incides with the winter solstice – spooky for some! But Doomsday? No way. Artefacts are still being uncovered all over the Yucatan jungle that indicate the Mayans believed life goes on for at least another 7000 years!

Still – wishing I was back here in Guatemala right now! I’m sure there will be loads of impressive crazies floating about making various prophecies..

Colours of Shwedagon Pagoda – Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma)

jonwhitephotography — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:19:49 +0000

This is one of a trillion shots I’m working through taken at the incredible and huge Shwedagon Pagoda, which overlooks Burma‘s largest city - Yangon (also known as Rangoon).

Gleaming in gold and decorated with diamonds, the main pagoda is a spectacular work of Burmese temple architecture and is the holiest Buddhist shrine in Myanmar. This is one of the many temples built around the main pagoda, where the people of the city come to worship, meditate, reflect and socialise.

The timing of our visit came several days before Barack Obama rolled into town and held a photocall at this very same location as part of his state visit to Burma, the first ever made by a US president (and a pretty symbolic move building on the country’s gathering momentum in terms of economic reform). More photos to come…