Photojournalist Ed Giles explores the new Burma – in pictures
A woman walks in the rain at the Shwedagon PagodaPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA pair of novice monks share an umbrella. The Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the holiest sites of BuddhismPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA boy travels on a suburban trainPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty Images
A young couple taking the trainPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesLabourers repair a broken pipe buried under the asphaltPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesWomen stand on the balconies of a colonial-era apartment blockPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesMen browse newspapers at a market stallPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA group of workers cross the roadPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA woman stands on the pavement on a main streetPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA cycle-taxi drives past two parked busesPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA boat moors on the shores of the Irrawaddy RiverPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesSledgehammers get to work on an old pier on the Irrawaddy River, slated for demolitionPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty ImagesA shipment of rice from one of the boats is loaded on to a truckPhotograph: Ed Giles/Getty Images
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