I arrived in Bagan filled with excitement to finally visit this place that I’d been dreaming about for many years of my life. The ruins of Bagan are spread over 16 square miles and include more than 2000 temples and pagodas. Most of the temples were built between 1000-1200 CE, however construction of temples has continued up to today, with new temples and pagodas still being built.

My excitement for being at this dream photographic destination was quickly tempered by the fact that for the first six days I was there, the skies were horribly overcast in a cloudless bright white—even at sunrise and sunset. Thankfully, after those 6 days of depressing weather preventing me from getting many good shots, the 7th day was full of blue skies and perfect clouds. My wait had paid off and I shot from sunrise to sunset to take advantage of this window of good weather.

In the late afternoon, I sat down on top of one of the temples to take a break, and to my amazement a rainbow came out of nowhere and filled the sky above Bagan. Apparently the gods were smiling down on me for my patience in waiting out the overcast days and gave me a little reward in the form of a rainbow. It was absolutely amazing to witness and is a moment I’ll not soon forget.

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