As part of Myanmar Direct, a season of programmes and written features, we present a selection of readers' photographs from the country, which is also known as Burma. We begin with this image by Maria Slautina.
Rachel Barker's picture shows people on the U Bein Bridge on the Taungthaman Lake, near Amarapura.
Jack Eads: "In central Yangon, a group of young Buddhist monks gathering morning alms."
Alf Hodges: "While we were wandering among the ruins of the temples at Bagan, a goat herder walked past."
Sandra Bantwell: "On the way to the market."
In this picture by Arun Nayak the Ananda Pahto, or Phaya temple is seen just before sunrise.
Ian Stewart: "A girl competes in the long jump in the annual games at Kan Village, near Mindat."
Malcolm Goodman photographed Mount Popa, a Buddhist temple on top of a volcano, accessed by 777 steps.
William Fishwick: "Trainee monks at a monastery."
Keith Crane: "Walking around a city, whatever your faith and need, can be tiring, as this queue for alms in Mandalay proves."
A man drives his cart on a dusty road towards Wendy Wallinger's camera.
Sharman Minus: "This is at Inle Lake but is not one of the common tourist markets, but about a mile’s walk from the hotel. We walked along a road in 6in of dry, golden dust. The temperature was a pleasant 22C, but most locals were dressed for winter. This girl caught my eye: bundled up against the 'chill', she sat in the middle of her cabbages and cauliflowers, doing a brisk trade."
Julij Miller: "A woman awaits her boat back to shore from the Than Hlyin floating pagoda near Yangon. On her face is the local sunscreen thanaka."
Khanh Nguyen took this photo before Myanmar opened up to the world.
Michelle Vyncke: "The booksellers of Yangon do a brisk trade in second-hand and copied books. Anything from English-Burmese dictionaries, Junta propaganda and art books, all in Burmese."
Catherine Sweatman: "Languishing about at the back of the group whilst recovering from food poisoning the night before I was reminded of the importance of looking back. By far the best view of the temple, and completely missed by those desperate to be at the front with their cameras ready. Hindsight is a gift and I guess without the food poisoning, I might have missed it."
Batu Berkok is an amateur photographer who took up photography as a hobby a few years ago and shot this in Myanmar in November 2014.
Matthew Leddy: "I took this photo on a trip around Myanmar, March 2015. Due to the humid climate mist regularly forms during sunrises and provides the perfect setting to showcase the beauty of the temples dotted across Old Bagan."
