The new year in the U.S. is very much underway, the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, long hours and increasingly long nights do not distinguish 2013 much from previous years. Yet in Myanmar (Burma), this is a very different story. In 2011, the 17 year long peace treaty established to end the nation’s […]
Category: Myanmar
Above, a group of photographers head onto the lake before sunrise to catch the morning light. The Open Hands Initiative is proud to announce that it has recently sponsored six young Myanmar photographers and photojournalists to take part in “Burma in Transition,” a week-long photography workshop led by Gary Knight and Philip Blenkinsop in Myanmar […]