Fishermen bathed in the golden hues of the setting sun as they fish from their little boats on the Lay Myo River.

Myanmar, Chin State, Kyi Chaung Village. A Chin woman with tattooed face. It was customary in the past for girls to be tattooed at 14 or 15 years old, a painful process which took two days.

Myanmar, Burma, Lay Mro River. A Rakhine farmer winnows rice to remove the chaff on the banks of the Lay Myo River.

A large wooden boat of Rakhine design sails up the Lay Myo River in fading evening light.

A large wooden boat of Rakhine design sails up the Lay Myo River in fading evening light.

Myanmar, Chin State, Panbaung. A Chin woman with tattooed face carries home the stem of a banana tree. It was customary in the past for girls to be tattooed at 14 or 15 years old.

Myanmar, Chin State, Panbaung. A Chin woman with tattooed face carries home the stem of a banana tree. It was customary in the past for girls to be tattooed at 14 or 15 years old.

Myanmar, Chin State, Panbaung. A Chin woman with tattooed face. It was customary in the past for girls to be tattooed at 14 or 15 years old, a painful process which took two days.

Myanmar, Chin State, Panbaung. A Chin house made of bamboo in the village of Panbaung.

Myanmar, Chin State, Kyi Chaung Village. A Chin woman with tattooed face and mouth stained red due to her habit of chewing beetle nut. Girls used to be tattooed at the age of 14 or 15 years.

Myanmar, Chin State, Kyi Chaung Village. A Chin woman with tattooed face. It was customary in the past for girls to be tattooed at 14 or 15 years old, a painful process which took two days.

Myanmar, Chin State, Kyi Chaung Village. A Chin woman with tattooed face. It was customary in the past for girls to be tattooed at 14 or 15 years old, a painful process which took two days.

Myanmar, Burma, Lay Mro River. A Rakhine man fishes from a small wooden boat in the still waters of the Lay Myo River.

Myanmar, Burma, Lay Mro River. Floating bamboo down the Lay Myo River.