Yangon, Rough & Tender

Myanmar has been receiving storms of the ‘outer’ world since the unexpected but long awaited political reforms which began in 2010. Yangon has a hint of roughness for everyday life while people also manage to retain a gentleness and tenderness, but it might fade away. The casual urgencies on the streets, the morning walks of new and old urbanites, the assembly of lovers inside and surrounding each garden, the ravishing architectural heritage submitting to new businesses, a lot might transit away from Yangon’s day to day life. Meanwhile, I keep adding those encounters to this on-going series each year.