Photographs of

Myanmar (Burma) by Stephen Scourfield

to accompany his book Beautiful Witness

‘These photographs aim to give the reader a taste of the

places and a glimpse of some of the people in Beautiful Witness.

I was a child who wanted to be a writer, and who later trained also as a

photographer, and then went out and discovered

a most remarkable planet.’ Stephen Scourfield

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Copyright © Stephen Scourfield 2013

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon). At its heart is a 99 metre (326 foot) stupa. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Soul of his feet. Chaukhtatkyi Reclining Buddha, Yangon (Rangoon). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

View over Pagan (Bagan) from Dahmayazaka pagoda. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Buddhist monks and view over Pagan (Bagan) from Dahmayazaka pagoda. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Dawn over the pagodas of Pagan (Bagan), Myanmar (Burma). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

View over Pagan (Bagan) from Dahmayazaka pagoda. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Dahmayazaka pagoda, Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Hot air balloons over Pagan (Bagan) at dawn. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Winnowing beans. Min Nan Thu village, near Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Bullock cart. Min Nan Thu village, near Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Min Nan Thu Village, near Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

A local vehicle loaded up in Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

A Dahmayazaka temple, Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Rower on Taungthman Lake, Mandalay. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Shwe Nanda golden monastery, Mandalay. Teak with gold leaf. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The Shen style monastery of Mahagndaryone at Heho. There are many niches with Buddhas. The main monastery is built of teak. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Nam Pan floating village, Inle Lake. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

On Inle Lake, Nam Pan floating village. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Leg rower fishing on Inle Lake. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Leg rower on Inle Lake. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Leg rower getting up a fish trap on Inle Lake. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

“The Lady” is much revered. Port on the river at Yangon (Yangoon). Pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Port on the river at Yangon (Rangoon). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

A boy in Min Nan Thu Village, near Pagan (Bagan). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Buddhist monk. Ayeyar Jetty, on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, near Pagan (Bagan), Myanmar (Burma). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Peanuts and washing. Ayeyar Jetty, on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, near Pagan (Bagan), Myanmar (Burma). Picture: Stephen Scourfield

A woman and wear Thanaka face cream, from rubbing the wood of Limonia acidissima (theethee or wood apple) on a stone. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

A woman and child in a market wearing Thanaka face cream, made from Limonia acidissima (theethee or wood apple) on a stone. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Shwezigone Pagoda, near Pagan (Bagan). It is covered in gold leaf. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Weaver Ma Tho at In Paw Khon village, Inle Lake, extracts thread from lotus shoots, for weaving. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Market at Ywa Ma village, Inle Lake. Picture: Stephen Scourfield