Burma in Transition
A police patrol captured clandestinely by the photographer.
National Geographic published an insightful piece about Burma this summer. Check out the beautiful (as always) photos that accompany the piece. The author records some very candid and unusually open discussions with average Burmese citizens. The author of the story took risks, but the people interviewed took more- and they speak for their people.
The story touches on it briefly, but this is a time of great uncertainty in Burma- the military government technically transitioned to a civilian government this year, though most of the key players are the same. Still, there are signs the government is loosening up just a bit. Just last week the government announced it was stopping a much-criticized dam project that would have destroyed thousands of homes, and, in the end, send most of the energy to China, instead of to its own people. The next year will prove whether the government is all talk, or actually committed to change.
