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Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

16 June, 2016
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Despite having lived in S.E. Asia for over 15 years, I've only recently visited Myanmar. I was very fortunate to be accompanied by May Khine, and Zaw Min Twe on my first trip, without whom I would never have found my way to the many places we visited in such limited time. I know just enough about Myanmar to know that a large number of people have suffered tremendously under 50 years of military rule - one of the harshest military dictatorships in Asia. And yet what I find difficult to reconcile with historical fact, is the genuine hospitality and friendly nature of the people I've met on the two occasions I've visited. Mainstream media regularly report on the reforms taking place in Myanmar. The NLD now form the government (albeit under a military constitution), and the country is open to visitors as well as encouraging foreign investment. There are signs of progress, however, Yangon appears to be trading economic progress for out-of-control traffic and dramatic increases in the cost of living (property prices in particular). The friendly nature of the people in Yangon may have outlasted the junta, but I fear their biggest challenges may yet be ahead of them.

Tourists at Shwedagon Pagoda

Tourists at Shwedagon Pagoda

09 Jun 2016, 17:19:21

Tourists at Shwedagon Pagoda. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Visiting Shwedagon Pagoda

Visiting Shwedagon Pagoda

09 Jun 2016, 17:27:37

A young girl visiting Shwedagon Pagoda. She is wearing traditional cosmetic paste called "thanaka". Thanaka paste is made by grinding the bark, or wood, of several types of trees with a small amount water. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Kaba Aye Pagoda

Kaba Aye Pagoda

09 Jun 2016, 15:31:55

Two women reading the Buddhist sutra inside Kaba Aye Pagoda. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda

09 Jun 2016, 17:30:34

Shwedagon Pagoda. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda

09 Jun 2016, 17:07:58

Two young women selling gold leaf to be used for merit making. The gold leaf is placed on buddha statues. Shwedagon Pagoda. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda

09 Jun 2016, 17:12:00

A young couple visiting Shwedagon Pagoda. Yangon, Myanmar.

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San Pya Fish Market

San Pya Fish Market

10 Jun 2016, 04:10:49

Fish on display at 3am in the busy San Pya fish market. Yangon, Myanmar.

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San Pya Fish Market

San Pya Fish Market

10 Jun 2016, 04:12:26

Men moving fish at 3am in the busy San Pya fish market. Yangon, Myanmar.

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San Pya Fish Market

San Pya Fish Market

10 Jun 2016, 04:12:56

Fish on display at 3am in the busy San Pya fish market. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Shwe Padauk Fish Market

Shwe Padauk Fish Market

10 Jun 2016, 05:09:21

Shwe Padauk Fish Market Hlaing township - 4:30am. Traders were meant to move to new facilities here from San Pya - although few have. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Shwe Padauk Fish Market

Shwe Padauk Fish Market

10 Jun 2016, 05:22:31

Shwe Padauk Fish Market Hlaing township - 4:30am. Traders were meant to move to new facilities here from San Pya - although few have. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Thiri Mingalar Market

Thiri Mingalar Market

10 Jun 2016, 05:36:25

Just after 4am in the morning at Thiri Mingalar fruit and vegetable market. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Thiri Mingalar Market

Thiri Mingalar Market

10 Jun 2016, 05:44:02

Just after 4am in the morning at Thiri Mingalar fruit and vegetable market. A man places fans on top of piles of green chilies to dry them. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Asleep at the Market

Asleep at the Market

10 Jun 2016, 05:50:31

Three young women get a little extra sleep just after 5am at Thiri Mingalar fruit and vegetable market. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Thiri Mingalar Market

Thiri Mingalar Market

10 Jun 2016, 06:03:03

Just before sunrise at Thiri Mingalar fruit and vegetable market. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Botataung Pagoda

Botataung Pagoda

10 Jun 2016, 06:40:42

Inside the gilded halls of the Botataung Pagoda. Yangon, Myanmar.

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The Circle Line

The Circle Line

10 Jun 2016, 09:14:10

A train arriving at Baukhtaw Station - part of the circle line railway in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Riding the Circle Line

Riding the Circle Line

10 Jun 2016, 09:20:05

Commuters ride the early morning circle line train to work. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Going to Work

Going to Work

10 Jun 2016, 09:25:34

An 18-year-old Burmese girl on her way to work via the circle line train. She is wearing traditional cosmetic paste called "thanaka". Thanaka paste is made by grinding the bark, or wood, of several types of trees with a small amount water. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Sandles on the Train

Sandles on the Train

10 Jun 2016, 09:41:38

Two guards working on the circle line train. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Passengers

Passengers

10 Jun 2016, 10:03:19

A young man, mother and child on the early morning circle line train. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Green Mango

Green Mango

10 Jun 2016, 10:22:05

A women selling green/sour mango and sauce on the circle line train. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Walking the Line

Walking the Line

10 Jun 2016, 11:08:58

An apprentice monk walking along the circile line railway in Yangon, Myanmar.

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The View from the Train

The View from the Train

10 Jun 2016, 11:11:17

A young girl surveys the view alongside the circle line train. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Danyingon Market

Danyingon Market

10 Jun 2016, 12:07:37

Vendors with produce from the local vegetable market waiting to board the train at Danyingon station. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Danyingon Station

Danyingon Station

10 Jun 2016, 12:08:35

Vendors with produce for sale in Yangon boarding the train at Danyingon station. Yangon, Myanmar.

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The Circle Line

The Circle Line

10 Jun 2016, 13:40:12

Passengers on the circle line train heading towards Yangon Station.

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Yangon Railway Station

Yangon Railway Station

10 Jun 2016, 13:49:51

Yangon Railway Station. Yangon, Mynamar.

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Yangon

Yangon

11 Jun 2016, 15:20:24

One of the many six- to nine-storied terraced apartment buildings in downtown Yangon.

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Yangon

Yangon

11 Jun 2016, 15:27:35

Shopkeepers in downtown Yangon.

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Young Buddhist Nun

Young Buddhist Nun

11 Jun 2016, 16:14:16

A young Buddhist nun - wearing a pink robe, and referred to as athila-shin or sila-rhan - meaning “keeper of morality.” Young girls often become nuns to escape poverty.

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Apprentice Monks

Apprentice Monks

11 Jun 2016, 15:28:32

Young apprentice monks in downtown Myanmar.

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The Busy Streets of Yangon

The Busy Streets of Yangon

11 Jun 2016, 15:44:25

Pedestrians crossing the road in downtown Yangon.

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Visiting Yangon

Visiting Yangon

11 Jun 2016, 16:31:24

An Indian man, now living in Los Angeles, visits his ailing mother in Yangon.

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Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

11 Jun 2016, 17:44:03

A young girl and her older brother next to their stand selling produce on the side of the road in Yangon (a few seconds after she'd stuck her tongue out at me).

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The Butcher

The Butcher

11 Jun 2016, 17:53:45

A man sells meat on a side street market in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Ma Aye Aye Mar

Ma Aye Aye Mar

11 Jun 2016, 18:13:44

Ma Aye Aye Mar - the young niece of a shop owner on Bogyoke Road. Aye Aye Mar is wearing traditional cosmetic paste called "thanaka". Thanaka paste is made by grinding the bark, or wood, of several types of trees with a small amount water. Yangon, Myanmar.

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Modern Love

Modern Love

08 Sep 2016, 14:54:37

Love in the age of smartphones. A young man sits on a sculpture inside People's Square and Park - Yangon.

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Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster

08 Sep 2016, 15:01:57

A young women approaches the roller coaster at the amusement park inside People's Square and Park, Yangon.

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Stong Man and a Plany

Stong Man and a Plany

08 Sep 2016, 15:10:07

I have no idea what this means. A sculpture of a strong-man in front of a plane in the amusment part inside People's Square and Park, Yangon.

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Big Swing

Big Swing

08 Sep 2016, 15:13:59

Riding the big swing in an amusment part inside People's Square and Park - Yangon.

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People's Square and Park

People's Square and Park

08 Sep 2016, 15:47:05

Women walking in People's Square and Park - Yangon.

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Football

Football

08 Sep 2016, 16:19:09

Playing football in People's Square Park - Yangon.

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Apprentice Monks

Apprentice Monks

08 Sep 2016, 15:58:06

Apprentice monks in front of Shwedagon Pagoda.

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