The magazine of the photo-essay
Aug 2016 back issue
by Geoffrey Hiller
“A free, really high quality photo-essay magazine. Fabulous!”
Stephen Fry. British actor, writer and film & documentary maker
Myanmar in Southeast Asia is one of the least known places in the world, due to the
military dictatorship that has isolated the country for the past sixty years. Now that
the government is making the transition to democracy, the veil is slowly lifting, as
are travel and economic sanctions. In Daybreak in Myanmar these images of a
place once frozen in time are unique and timely.
Photographer Geoffrey Hiller has been documenting the people of Burma since
1987 and has returned several times since the historic opening in 2011 to capture
evidence of change, not only images of rallies for Aung San Suu Kyi, but the
anticipation, hope and concerns of a nation forgotten by the world. Following his
award-winning web documentary from 2000, Burma: Grace Under Pressure,
Hiller is publishing this selection of 170 color photographs. They are accompanied
by interviews with British journalist Francis Wade, who spoke with several prominent
Burmese: political dissident Dr. Ma Thida, historian Dr. Thant Myint U, activist monk
U Gambira, author Pascal Khoo Thwe, blogger Nay Phone Latt, and memoirist Ma
Thanegi. Their words add depth to the images, covering topics such as native spirits
and Buddhism, being arrested for blogging, and growing up in an ethnicvillage on
the border.
Shrine in Hpa-an, 2000.
NLD National League for Democracy Rally, Pathein, 2012.
NLD National League for Democracy Rally, Pathein, 2012.
Union Day Parade, Yangon, 2000.
Buddhist Novices, Bagan, 1987.
Tea Shop, Yangon, 2013.
Madrassa, Hpa-an, 2012.
Taxi, Yangon, 2011.
Buddhist Shrine, Hpa-an, 2012.
Old Town, Yangon, 2012.
Passenger Truck, Dalah, 2011.
Beauty Salon, Meiktila, 2013.
Monks in Pick-up Truck, Hpa-an, 2012.
Street Vendor, Mawlamyine, 2000.
Train Station, Yangon, 2000.
Rickshaw Driver, Mandalay, 2011.
