Chief Executives Organization: Myanmar
A 9 day Myanmar trip covered for the Chief Executives Organization (www.ceo.org/)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar State Counsellor, at a meeting with CEO members in the capital city Nay Pyi Taw on 20th February 2018.
Novitiation ceremony family
A young boy and his parents from Inle Lake walking into the monastery where the boy will become a novice monk.
Dala tuk tuk drivers
Tuk Tuk drivers from Dala, a poor district of Yangon, await their CEO passengers outside a Buddhist temple.
Novitiation ceremony robes
After his head has been shaved, each novice is dressed in red robes by a monk.
Ferry to Dala
A ferry is the quickest way to reach Dala, on the south side of the Yangon River. Seagulls are attracted to snacks sold by children and thrown to the birds by locals and tourists alike.
Balloons over Bagan
CEO members in a Balloons over Bagan (BOB) balloon over the 13th century temple complexes of Bagan.
Young Inle Lake fishing villager
A young Inle lake villager navigates his village in a traditional boat. Boats are the only way to move around in the fishing villages.
Valentines Day couples photos
Novitiation ceremony attire
The first stage of the novitiation ceremony is arriving in style - usually by horse, mule, cart, or in this case boat. The boys are extravagantly dressed, with elaborate, effeminate make-up.
Bagan chanting ceremony pagodas
Nestled on the bank of the Irrawaddy, this small pagoda complex in Bagan hosted a Buddhist chanting ceremony for CEO members.
Removing novitiation make-up
Stuck in Inle
Novice family member
A family member of one of the Inle novices, who arrived on the same boat bearing flowers.
Bagan landscape
Traditional paper-making
Here, the paper hand-crafted by a partner Shan tradesperson has flower petals added before it is dried.
Novitiation head-shaving
As part of the ceremony, each novice has their head ritually shaved by an elder monk.
Inside the Balloon
Inside Balloons over Inle (BOI)
Inle lake fisherman
FIshermen in Inle Lake traditionally row using a one-legged method, and use the pictured nets to capture fish. Sadly, this traditional practice is dying out in the face of technological advances and depletion of stocks.
Aerial view of Inle tomato farms
Inle children
Belmond Governor's Residence
Alms-giving ceremony
Alms-giving to monks is a familiar ritual for Myanmar people - at the start of 2018, 20000 monks converged on Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon for a giant version of what CEO members did here.
Removing novitiation make-up #2
Bagan pagoda interior
A CEO member inspects one of four Buddha statues inside a 13th century pagoda in Bagan.
Aerial Inle Lake boat
Bagan by horse-cart
Novice monk praying
A newly robed and shaved young boy praying for the first time as a novice monk.
Dancing at the novitiation ceremony
Long neck (Kayan) woman
Novitiation novices and monks
Belmond Road to Mandalay upper deck
Arriving at the novitiation ceremony
Bagan pagodas
Belmond guide
Bill Jones education talk
Education is a large part of CEO trips, with speakers both Myanmar and international addressing guests over the 9 days.
The new novices
Shan hills
CEO guest at Yangon Restaurant
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi group photo
Bagan chanting ceremony
CEO guests on Balloons over Inle
Novice monks
Balloons over Bagan
CEO guests meeting nuns on Pansodan St, Yangon
Inle fishing village
Dancers at Inle Novotel
CEO member questioning ASSK
Reclaimed land in Inle Lake
The fingers of land are artificial constructions that have eaten into the lake, with large paddy fields stretched between them.
Dancer on the Road to Mandalay
Monk lighting candles at the chanting ceremony
Balloons over Inle launch
Nyaung Shwe - Inle Lake canal
Alibaba games arcade, downtown Yangon
Sunset over the Road to Mandalay
CEO members at Balloons over Bagan
Downtown Yangon
Chanting ceremony candle lighting
Dragon boat rowers
Chinese new year dragon dancers
CEO guest and villagers
Inle floating tomato gardens
Lunch at Sharky's Bagan
Chinese new year performers
CEO Valentines Day
Yangon Telegraph Office
Navigating Inle Lake
Inside Ananda Temple, Bagan
CEO member greets Aung San Suu Kyi
Balloons over Bagan
Dragon boat racing
Bagan horsecart
Trishaw riders
Road to Mandalay deck
Long neck (kayan) grandmother
CEO guests at a rock and roll dinner
Traditional Myanmar dolls
Inflating Balloons over Inle
Monk praying at Shwedagon pagoda
Belmond Road to Mandalay
Bagan group photo
Shwedagon Pagoda
Inle Lake farmer
Trishaw driver
Aerial view of Ananda temple
Pedigree Burmese cat at Inle Heritage
Mi Su, the owner of Inle Heritage, has been leading a one-woman conservation effort on the Burmese breed of cats in Myanmar.
Sunrise over Bagan
Sule Pagoda, Yangon
Mandalay teak monastery lunch
CEO members
Learning to tie a longyi
Sharky's Bagan lunch
Relaxing at Inle Heritage
Inle long-tail boat
The traditional method of getting around the lake, each boat is beautifully hand-crafted.
Group trishaw ride
Gold leaf portrait 1
Gold leaf portrait 2
Gold leaf portrait 3
Shwedagon Pagoda walk
Fire performer at Novotel Inle Lake
Boarding an Elephant Bus
Inle lake grandmother
Sofaer & Co building, Yangon
Travelling to the alms donation
Bagan cycling tour
Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay
Inle Lake grandson
Lower court building, Yangon
Inle Lake schoolchildren
CEO member giving alms
Thant Myint-U education talk
Grandson of UN Secretary general U-Thant and noted author of history books, most famously 'The River of Lost Footsteps'.
Harvesting weeds on Inle Lake
Applying thanaka
A root powdered into water and applied to the face, primarily by women and children. It is mainly used by the Bamar majority ethnic group.
Inle Lake children
CEO member
CEO doctor at the alms-giving ceremony
Applying thanaka at Kuthodaw Pagoda
Monks at the alms-giving ceremony
Trishaw rider
CEO members meet Aung San Suu Kyi
Ferrying from the Road to Mandalay
Independence Monument, Maha Bandula park, Yangon
Ananda Temple interior
CEO portrait at Inle Novotel
CEO member dancing
Bagan landscape couple portrait
Shwedagon Pagoda crowds
Candle lighting ceremony at Shwedagon pagoda
CEO members at the meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi
CEO members sunset cheers