Min-ga-la-ba shin

Historically, women in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have had a unique social status and esteemed women in Burmese society. According to the research done by Mya Sein, Burmese women "for centuries – even before recorded history " owned a "high measure of independence" and had retained their "legal and economic rights" despite the influences of Buddhism and Hinduism. Burma once had a matriarchal system that includes the exclusive right to inherit oil wells and the right to inherit the position as village head. Burmese women were also appointed to high offices by Burmese kings, can become chieftainesses and queens. from wikipedia.

Traditional dress

The htamein (ထဘီ is one of the traditional dresses of Burmese women. This skirtcloth or lower body wrapper was worn by women during the Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1855) as a wrap-around skirt, or sometimes as a folded clothing material placed "tightly across the abdomen slightly left center of the waist". In comparison, Burmese men wore the traditional lower garment known as the pahso

I shot King in Mandalay Burma inside the temple with her Burmese traditional dress, She was really beautiful and attractive for all people around ( they want to photograph with her or always stop ask to take her photos even one photographer took her away from my session) some problem when you shoot very beautiful woman in public and sometime can piss you off also and that was happened to me sometime because we need to work with light and timing as you know.

During gold hour at the temple, sunlight spot on model with colorful shade shadow background and foreground was just about right time, there is only 10 minutes that you cannot miss!

This session was one of Asia Exotic theme but in Burma so we couldn't do anything sexy or erotic because of culture there still keep in either women or man.