PDN Pulse » Photographer Platon Describes How He Evaded Burma’s Secret Police

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Photographer Platon Describes How He Evaded Burma’s Secret Police | PDNPulse

TIME magazine’s new cover story looks at the life of Nobel Prize-winner Aung Sang Suu Kyi since Burma’s military regime released her from house arrest in November. TIME.com has a video interview with photographer Platon, who describes the lengths he and r

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