Munesuke Yamamoto's visa applications to Myanmar have repeatedly been rejected since the freelance photographer conducted an exclusive interview with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon in September 1998.
Yet his desire to see democracy in the country remains undimmed, leading him to publish a collection of photos shot in Myanmar and its border areas.
"Burma's Children" features images of kids attending school and working on the streets, as well as shots of a young prostitute suffering from AIDS.