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The Beautiful Game ::: by ::: Maciej Tomczak ::: December 2008 winner

The image was taken in Burma (Myanmar), at Amarapura (not far from the U Bein bridge), some 11 km from Mandalay, in a Mandalay division. Picture taken in March 2005. The people on the picture are monks and novices from the Maha Gandhayon Monastery. I was just walking by. I was actually invited to play with them, but had a sprained knee and just sat there for a few hours. The novices are typically in their teens and either prepare for spending the life in the monastery, or just go there for a short period of time as a rite of passage (or sometimes to either receive schooling or spent vacation there). I suspect they like soccer... Soccer is really big in SE Asia - it doesn't require expensive equipment and it's probably a nice break from either the monastery or the politics.

Location: Burma, near Amarapura
Gear: Canon Elan7E, Canon 28-135 IS, Fuji Provia RHP400

About Maciej Tomczak ::: December 2008 winner

An environmental engineer by trade - a photographer by heart, I made phototramping my chosen pursuit. I live in British Columbia, Canada.