Caught in a tourist trap in Bagan, I quickly started to question the authenticity of everything. Women weaved big looms and smiled as they cooked lunch. However, this “authentic village tour” was complete crap. I met this little girl though who displayed the only realness I had seen all day. She sat alone and patiently pet this stray dog so nicely on the head, with zero care who saw.

Bagan, Myanmar. 2016.

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