I have had the chance to travel to several places in Myanmar in the past ten years. Two states that are in the spotlight of international news are the Rakhine and Kachin states.
I’ve Never Told You Before, by Yu Yu Myint Than
I’ve Never Told You Before was made by Yu Yu Myint Than during her participation at the 2016 Angkor Photo Workshops.
The Opium War in Kachin, by Hkun Lat
My name is Hkun Lat, 20 years old. I am a young documentary photographer from Myanmar. This is a story of Kachin Land in Myanmar, which is on the verge of being entirely obliterated by Opium.
I Want To Live – The Rohingyas, by Suthep Kritsanavarin
Thai Photojournalist Suthep Kritsanavarin has worked on an investigative report on the Rohingyas since 2008, chronicling their horrifying journeys from Burma and Bangladesh to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and even to Australia.
Photography in Southeast Asia: A Survey, by Zhuang Wubin
In Southeast Asia, our understanding of photography is largely framed through the binary of photography versus art, which morphs into the other dichotomous paradigm of straight photographers versus artists who use photography.
Featured Collectives: Myanmar Street Photographers Debut
Myanmar’s first organised group of Street Photographers will debut their exhibition in the country’s capital Yangon on 17th September 2016.
The Past is the Present: A Workshop with Pablo Bartholomew
A wonderful free workshop for those in or connected to Myanmar by our friends at Myanmar Deitta and led by influential photographer Pablo Bartholomew.
Burma’s Hidden War, by Htoo Tay Zar
There are thousands of refugees displaced by civil war between Myanmar government and Kachin ethnic rebel group called Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
Burma’s Student Army, by Htoo Tay Zar
The All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) is one of the last armed groups to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Myanmar government.
Photo Essay: Tomboy in Burma, by Htet T San
Like many Asian countries, Burma has a strong male-dominated culture with the popular belief that one reincarnates as males or females according to the good or bad deeds in his/her past lives.
Call for Applications – IPA Scholarship Grant for Myanmar Photographers
Call for Applications – IPA Scholarship Grant for Myanmar Photographers. APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY 2014.