Most Buddhist people in Myanmar spend at least a part of their life in a monastery and adopt a disciplined lifestyle, learning the teachings of Buddhism as part of their faith and for spiritual credit. Practicing monks are expected to get by with the the minimum of possessions, but it’s fair to say that most monasteries have a football lying around. Once classes are over for the day, the ball comes out and it’s time to enjoy the beautiful game. I spent some time traveling around the country in 2013 and decided to shoot this as a photo essay.
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Very Impressive…..
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Your beautiful photo’s really tell the story, excellent work.
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Reblogged this on brucelouisdodson and commented:
Some really great photos here.
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beautiful!
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Reblogged this on Out of My Mind and commented:
One photo led me to this amazing photo essay. What a beautiful way to start my day! I’ll let Tony Burn and his camera tell the story. Enjoy!
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What I found incredible while living in Thailand was that young boys were required to spend a certain amount of time in a monastery. Singapore requires “public service” (not religious) and by those means men often find their career goals.
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A beautiful post, stunning photos (wit remarkable lines). A reader, Beth, left me the link to your page on this post of mine:
http://holisticwayfarer.com/2014/06/19/around-the-world-in-eighty-days/
My series on culture apparently brought your post to her mind, which can be a whole book, actually. These boys learn so precious much in this season that is important for their holistic development.
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Reblogged this on MULIEBRAL VIEWPOINT: and commented:
This brings to mind the cultural aspects of each nation. We have lived in Thailand and understand from our associations there that Thailand requires young men to give a set amount of time to studying in a monastery. Families are allowed to choose the time they study, so some are older and some are younger when they begin their religious training.
Singapore requires one year of civil service from every young person before he/she enters college and by that many have found rewarding careers.
In decades past the US required 2 years of military service from every male 18 years of age or over. Some opted out by declaring they were conscientious objectors, but not many. Some opted to move to Canada where there was no required military service.
Now comes the question: When it comes to training our children, are we to think that childhood has no responsibilities? If children do not learn responsibility in childhood, can they be as effective as adults? Is it always the parents’ responsibility to provide a carefree life? Will Christianity survive if children are not taught early?
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it was good to see the kid-monks out of their spartan life.
When i was going through this photographic series it seemed that football is not merely a sport to this kids, it was a salvation from their austere lifestyle.
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Amazing work Tony!!
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Viva la football!
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Simply gorgeous, deep, and full of grace! I love it!
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These photos are absolutely stunning! Love the composition!
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Reblogged this on photosatriani and commented:
La vida disciplinada de unos monjes Budistas en Myanmar se ve agrietada por la pasión que genera la práctica del football; un trabajo lo de Tony Burns, que transmite integralmente la humanidad de estas personas que pensamos siempre por encima de las pasiones terrenales…
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I liked it so much the humanity that emerges from this work, that I wanted to share it in my blog! have a look on http://www.photosatriani.wordpress.com Ciao!
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your photos really show the contrast between the simplicity in class and excitement on the field. Amazing photography!
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Stunning pictures!
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I felt the same when I was photographing kids in Rio’s favelas playing soccer. Their ball was tattered and they had no shoes, but their skills were excellent and their joy immense.
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Beautiful photos. Very inspiring
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Those action shots are incredible. Cool take on a travel experience!
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Excellent photo essay! I really like all your shots here 🙂
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A beautiful post,
Wonderful photo telling me a story, wonderfl travel…
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Beautiful post !
Wonderful photo telling me a story,
Wonderful travel…
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Wow, breathtaking. I love the clarity of your subjects, the images are articulated so strikingly, they pop as if in 3D. I love that your photos appear as art… that’s what I strive to do, but you have a beautiful way of capturing.
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Such beauty in the game, such humanness of us all…
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What an amazing compilation! Its amazing how such simple things mean a lot. Great work. Can’t wait to see more of your work.
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Everyone loves it. A game which brings everyone togather from monks to kings to common man.
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Nice shots for the nice photos with life. Soccer is becoming the most expensive sport for the children which are living in the mountain or poor area. Great job!!
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Great shoots! A good new perspective!!
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Great colors can be found in Asia!
I didn’t know soccer was so popular in Myanmar
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Amazing pic!!!!!!!!!
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Excellent serie!! Great work!! I don’t have words….
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¡ Qué fotos tan bonitas !
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