Laurent Bouvet

The bustling docks of Yangon's port, the impassive smile of the giant golden Buddhas, the funny mini-tractors on the potholed roads, the subtle exchanged winks in the markets, the skilful patience of the Bagan's master varnishers, the gardens on the water of Inle Lake: Burma, now known as Myanmar, leads us at its peaceful pace, far from the gaze of the modern world. Freeze frame in another time, in quiet privacy...