If you are looking for some interesting ideas for off beat travel locations read a few books by 20th century botanist Frank Kingdon Ward the who explored the northern region of Burma near Tibet looking for rare plants I have listed some other interesting books as well.
Frank Kingdon Ward
Frank Kingdon-Ward - Wikipedia
1. In Farthest Burma (ISBN 978-974-524-062-9)
2, Burma's Icy Mountains (ISBN 978-974-524-084-1)
3. Return to the Irrawaddy
4. Finding George Orwell in Burma, Emma Larkin
5. Burma: Rivers of Flavor, Naomi Duguid
Author provides interesting travel experiences in the process of collecting recipes her cookbook.
6. The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason:
7. Glass Palace:Amitav Ghosh
Other suggestions like visting a school is a great idea. Try to get to know the teachers, and then a photoshow to support the school when you return home.
if there was some way you give a voice to the Rohingya through your photography, without getting into harms way, and give back to their community, as well as speaking out against their genocide supported by the many people who are no longer Buddhists, (despite what they believe) including Aung San Suu Kyi, then it would be worth the visit as well.