VOA Bangkok correspondent Daniel Schearf took these photographs while in Burma covering U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to the country.
Life in Rangoon
A young boy monk walks in a Rangoon market. (VOA-D.Schearf)
Young monks walk in a Rangoon market. (VOA-D.Schearf)
A boy sells fruit in Rangoon. (VOA-D.Schearf)
Sellers at the Rangoon flower market. (VOA-D.Schearf)
A woman sells vegtables in a Rangoon market. (VOA-D.Schearf)
A woman and child walk in Rangoon. (VOA-D.Schearf)
A man relaxes in a Rangoon tea shop. (VOA-D.Schearf)
The popular stimulant for chewing, betel quid, being made in Rangoon. (VOA-D.Schearf)
Women carry loads on their heads as they walk through Rangoon. (VOA-D.Schearf)
A newspaper stand in Rangoon with a journal showing democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (VOA-D.Schearf)
Newsstand with journal showing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meeting Aung San Suu Kyi. (VOA-D.Schearf)
Crumbling colonial-era building in Rangoon. (VOA-D.Schearf)
Crumbling colonial-era building in Rangoon. (VOA-D.Schearf)