Myanmar
Myanmar was a magical place to be in 1996. Despite the unfortunate government, it was the warmest, friendliest country I had ever visited. In 1998 I retraced some of the highlights. Since then I have returned several more times, exploring in new regions. Those encounters still resonate. I hope these images help to make more people aware of Myanmar and its people, and their current troubles
Food seller, Yangon, Rangoon
typist waiting for a customer, Rangoon
tea shop owner and her daughter, Rangoon
Rangoon
Monastery, near the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon
Monks, near the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon
Botataung Pagoda, Rangoon
Schwedegon Pagoda, Rangoon
On a dock on the Yangon River, Rangoon
Porters on a dock on the Yangon River, Rangoon
Cold drinks sellers, Yangon river at dusk, Rangoon
Girl at a shop, Rangoon
Man of indigenous ancestry, Rangoon
Thatepan market, Rangoon
Botataung Pagoda, Rangoon
10th to 13th c. pagodas, Bagan
10th to 13th c. pagodas, Bagan
Woman trekking 10th to 13th c. pagodas, Bagan
boys selling cigars and betel, Bagan
Woman on her way to market, Bagan
Destroyed interior of a pagoda, Bagan
Road workers, Bagan
Crossing the Irrawaddy River, Bagan
Pavilion overlooking the Yangon River, Rangoon
Taung Kalat monastery, Mt. Popa
Along the road to Yawnghwe, near Inle Lake
Fisherman with his net, Inle Lake
Fisherman with his net, Inle Lake
A neighborhood in the waterworld of Inle Lake
Life in the waterworld of Inle Lake
Water buffalo near Nampan and Inle Lake
Inle Lake
Market day on Inle Lake
Near the town of Yawnghwe, Inle Lake
Near the town of Yawnghwe, Inle Lake
Morning food for the monks, town of Yawnghwe, Inle Lake
Monks return to the monastery with food offerings, Yawnghwe, Inle Lake
Enroute to Mingun, Irawaddy River, north of Mandalay
Unfinished Mingun stupa, 1790, near Mandalay
Unfinished Mingun stupa, 1790, near Mandalay
Summit of unfinished Mingun stupa, 1790, near Mandalay
In Mandalay
Laundry on the Irawaddy River, Mandalay
Irrawaddy River, Mandalay
Loading teak logs with water buffalo, Irrawaddy River, Mandalay
Evening ablutions in the Irrawaddy River, near Mandalay
Soaped up on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, near Mandalay,
Bank of the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay
Monks crossing U Bain Bridge, south of Mandalay
On their way to market, U Bain Bridge, south of Mandalay
Woman foraging, near Mandalay
Water carriers at dusk on the Irawaddy River, Mandalay
Road side melon seller
Shrine in the compound of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Mon State
Fisherman and his wife, Napali Beach
Fisherman and his daughter, Napali Beach
Early morning, Napali Beach
Fisherman haul their catch, Napali Beach
Fisherman bundle their nets, Napali Beach
Thandwe town, Rakhine State