Photos taken by joffre

Spectators

Shot taken in the small Indian mountain willage of Kalpa, in the Kinnaur district... these willage women were watching an end of winter (death) and the beginning of summer (life) festival from the roof tops around the willage square on a cold spring afternoon...

Date: March 2004
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Kalpa, India: gallery
Tags: mountains people village festival kalpa
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Moustache Brothers

Shot of the infamous Moustache Brothers, Pwe troupe (traditional Burmese entertainment) that combines music, drama and improvisation with a heavy dose of political satire that has seen Par Par Lay (performer in the middle) spend 7 years in jail for comments of support for Myanmar's Nobel peace prize winning democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi!

Date: 8 December 2003
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Mandalay, Myanmar: gallery
Tags: people mandalay
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Shwedagon Pagoda

The majestic Shwedagon (ie. Golden Dagon) Pagoda taken in the late afternoon, Rangoon, Myanmar. This structure dominates the Rangoon skyline from every vantage point. It has to be seen to be believed!

Date: 15 November 2003
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Rangoon, Myanmar: gallery
Tags: buildings temples yangon
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Tongue in Cheek

Shot of a Burmese boy in happier times at Chaungtha Beach village, Western Myanmar...

Date: February 2003
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Chaungtha, Myanmar: gallery
Tags: people chaungtha
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On the job!

On the job on Inle lake, Myanmar!

Date: 2003
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Inle Lake, Myanmar: gallery
Tags: me profile "inle lake"
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Lucky Day

An Indian man, down on his lucky, savours a tasty morsel at the markets, Gangtok, Sikkim...

Date: 7 December 2001
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Gangtok, India: gallery
Tags: people sikkim
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Lall Mall

The backside (if I can use that term) of the bustling market and transport hub of the Lall Mall in Gangtok, Sikkim...

Date: 6 December 2001
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Gangtok, India: gallery
Tags: urban daily_life competition gangtok
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Mountain Meditation

Monk meditates on the side of a mountain outside the Sangachoeling Gompa, overlooking the villages of Pelling, Gezing and Legship, Sikkim...

Date: 4 December 2001
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Pelling, India: gallery
Tags: sikkim daily_life pelling
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Angkor Girl

Shot of a Cambodian girl nursing a baby on a hot afternoon in the shade of an archway, Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Date: 16 November 2000
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Angkor Wat, Cambodia: gallery
Tags: people angkor daily_life
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Floating House

Shot of a typical Vietnamese floating house-boat on the Ton Le Sap lake, Cambodia...

Date: November 2000
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Ton Le Sap, Cambodia: gallery
Tags: lakes village
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Asian Tiger

Shot of a news stand in Bangkok, Thailand...

Date: October 2000
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Bangkok, Thailand: gallery
Tags: bangkok tiger humour
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Kapit Jet Boats

Shot of Jet boats used to travel along the Rajang River between the towns of Sibu and Kapit, a gateway to further travels into the wild Borneo rainforests...

Date: June 1998
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Kapit, Malaysia: gallery
Tags: boats transport kapit
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Mikrolet Maddness

Mikrolet maddness in Manado, Sulawesi...

Date: October 1996
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Manado, Indonesia: gallery
Tags: urban transport daily_life manado
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Sapa Markets

Hmong villagers selling their colourful embroidered garments to western tourists on Market day in Sapa, Northern Vietnam...

Date: December 1994
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Sapa, Vietnam: gallery
Tags: people markets sapa daily_life
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Potala Palace

The imposing Potala Palace taken late afternoon, Lhasa, Tibet...

Date: November 1994
Photographer: joffre: gallery
Location: Lhasa, China: gallery
Tags: buildings temples lhasa
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Kashgar Garlic seller

Garlic seller at the famous "Sunday Markets" in Kashgar... where hundreds of local Uigur, Tajiks, Kirghiz and Uzbekh people arrive by donkey and cart each Sunday to trade their wares... a "very lively" scene, not to be missed!