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My images begin with the personal connections I make while traveling in

Burma. They evolve from a relationship between the people I encounter and

their immediate environment. I seek out remote places that have been

relatively untouched by industrial development in order to photograph those

whose culture and traditional way of life reflect a deep authenticity or bond with

the past. I try to focus on the intangible spirit of a place that, for those who live

there, represents their daily landscape. Within this setting, the confident, self-

possessed courage of the individual reveals itself. Although the Burmese people

I photograph make up the content of my images, I hope to transcend the

depiction of individual lives, by acknowledging their participation in a grander

existence; a world of extraordinary resonance and harmony, humming within

lives most ordinary.