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Burmese days – Is the Golden Land on the cusp of a new era?

by on 07. Feb, 2012 in Asia, Culture, Human rights, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Photography, Politics, Refugees, Travel

  There are some special places on earth which lure you such that you make damn sure you visit and once you get there, become hooked and vow to return.  Such is my experience with the magical land of Burma. Probably my earliest exposure to Burma was when I worked at Lonely Planet. As a [...]

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Refugee camps – a home that isn’t a home

by on 18. Apr, 2011 in Africa, Aid and development, Human rights, Migration, My life, Photography, Refugees

Before working in the aid sector, I had very little understanding about refugee camps, thinking they were simply makeshift shelters set up temporarily for people fleeing conflict or disasters. Perhaps for the most fortunate of the unfortunate who find themselves in a camp this is the case. But as this powerful photo essay commemorating the [...]

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