Ok after last weeks post about my favorite image I had a few emails about the image, so I thought I’d share a few more pics taken on the same day of the same bridge. The brigde is located in Amarapura which is pretty far North in the country of Burma and is used by monks and nuns to reach a monastery on the other side.

Before I arrived to Burma I remember thinking to myself ‘is it worth travelling all that way just for a bridge?’Obviously I decided to go and I’m very glad I went as you can see, I got some nice images.

Following on from the competition I ran earlier this month I started thinking about my favorite image that I’ve ever taken.

Now this chances on a frequent basis and I’ve got many images that I took as a kid that hold a strong place in my heart for personal reasons.

But my favorite image (today) is this one.

1/640 @ f4.5, ISO160. 70mm on a 1Ds MKII

Shot in Amapura, Burma in 2008. It shows the U Bein’s bridge that stretches 1.6 km across Thaungthaman lake.

So why do I love this image so much? Many reasons.

I just think so many elements come together: the symmetry and stark lines of the wooden bridge posts opossed by the perfect roundness of the cyclists wheels which is perfectly framed by those lines. All this simplified by the lack of colour makes a strong image. Its also the biggest print Ive ever sold, so has fond memories on that level too, knowing that this image is up on someones living room wall printed at over a metre and a half wide…well it all just makes me feel good

As always the comments are open.

I should have mentioned in my previous post about my plans for later on this year that I plan to be in India for the on come of the monsoon season. Its been a dream of mine for several years to experience and shoot the monsoon season in India, and it seem sthis next year this dream will come true, its going to be one of the highlights. Obviously its impossible to say what the highlights area going to be on a trip like this, but I feel good every time I think about this one. I’m not sure exactly where I’ll be but hope to be rural, on a farm ideally – where they celebrate the arrival with relief as it means their crops will grow this year.

So I promised this to you a while ago and I’ve finally finished the first draft of my travel itinerary for my up and coming trip that starts in Oct.

• Oct 6th Depart London for Kuala Lumpur. Then on to Langkawi for a bit of a rest on the beach before things go a bit crazy.

• Oct 16th Arrive in Phuket for Vegetarian festival (Oct 17th till Oct 27th).

• Oct 28th Fly from Phuket to Bangkok. Day trips will include Ayathuya, Khao Yai National Park & Samut Sakhon to shoot the floating vinyards & their farmers. Travel overland to Kuala Lumpur.

• Nov 11th Fly Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka. 3 months in Bangladesh visiting Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet Division, Rajshahi Division & the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans. Travel overland to India, Calcutta then on to Delhi and into Uttar Pradesh.

• Feb 25th Arrive in Mathura for Holi celebrations (Feb 28th till Mar 1st) travel overland to Haridwar in the foothills of the Himalayas (brrr…)

• Early March Arrive in Haridwar for a month of shooting the incredible Kumbha Mela and the surrounding areas.

Details of my itinerary after this are still vague at the moment but will almost certainly include.

• Early June in rural India for the arrival of the monsoon. Then probably onto Sri Lanka.

As I said this is still a rough draft but it should give you a great idea of what I have planned or the next year or so.

Before all of this I’m off to my home town of Eastbourne in England this Saturday and I’ll try to update the blog with some images from home. Till next time happy travels.

Ohhh by the way the weather here in Barcelona has been so hot that I’ve cut my curls off, new photo on my bio page coming soon