NICK PAPADOPOULOS PHOTOGRAPHS

Asia: Burma

A temple at Bagan. The 800-year-old temples near Mandalay are Burma's greatest archaeological wonder and it's No. 1 tourist attraction.
   
A lone fisherman on the calm waters of Inle Lake, located in the north-eastern Shan State.
   
Thousands of daily worshippers visit Shwedagon Paya - the country's most sacred Buddhist site - in the capital.
     
  
The giant, glittering gold dome, or stupa, of Shwedagon Paya.
   
Thousands of daily worshippers visit Shwedagon Paya - the country's most sacred Buddhist site - in the capital.
   
The stunning architecture and wealth of detail at Shwedagon Paya is everywhere to be seen.
     
  
A group of monks walk past some neglected colonial buildings in the capital.
   
Traditional Burmese Marionettes (puppets) on sale at a local market.
   
A young worshipper at Shwedagon Paya, one of the country's most sacred Buddhist sites.
     
  
The 800-year-old temples near Mandalay are Burma's greatest archaeological wonder and it's No. 1 tourist attraction.
   
The 800-year-old temples near Mandalay are Burma's greatest archaeological wonder and it's No. 1 tourist attraction.
   
The 800-year-old temples near Mandalay are Burma's greatest archaeological wonder and it's No. 1 tourist attraction.
     
  
The lake features about 17 villages on stilts, inhabited mainly by the Intha people, and supports an estimated 130,000 people.
   
A temple at Bagan. The 800-year-old temples near Mandalay are Burma's greatest archaeological wonder and it's No. 1 tourist attraction.
   
A young boy hits one of the many bells at Shwedagon Paya, the biggest and most sacred pagoda in the capital.
     
  
Wide roads, leafy boulevards and colonial architecture provide some charm to the capital.
   
The stunning architecture and wealth of detail at Shwedagon Paya is everywhere to be seen.
   
The stunning architecture and wealth of detail at Shwedagon Paya is everywhere to be seen.
     
  
Chilies on sale at a local market.
   
Wide roads, leafy boulevards and colonial architecture provide some charm to the capital.