With the dawn of the computer age the typewriter has disappeared into obscurity in most parts of the world, but in Myanmar many people still rely on typewriters to make a living.

In a country where electricity is still unstable and computers remain prohibitively expensive for many, typewriters are seen less as a product of a bygone era and more as a necessity.

However, as change creeps into the country their numbers are dwindling and the few who have stuck with them are struggling to survive.

Produced by Ali Fowle