“Dear Japanese” documents the offspring of Japanese soldiers and Indo women, born during Pacific War, now living in the Netherlands.
Kolkata’s Street Dog Doctor, by Kaushik Sengupta
My story centers around a man Mr. Sandip Karan who loves street dogs and his love knows no bounds, unlike most dog lovers.
Photo Projects from the IPA Labs & new Mentorship Program.
It has been a few months now since we launched IPA Labs, our new distance learning and collaboration initiative. We are now happy to introduce the IPA Mentorship Program.
Photo Essay: Medicine of Myanmar, by Mstyslav Chernov
Myanmar is included in the list of 57 countries worldwide with the most critical shortage of medical personnel.
Lu Nan’s Trilogy of Men: China’s Catholicism & Forgotten People, and 4 Seasons in Tibet
Influential Chinese Photographer 呂楠 Lu Nan’s Trilogy Photographs of the Catholic Church in China, China’s mental institutions and Tibetan peasants.
Manit Sriwanichpoom: Every Tuesday For A Year at the Gates of Thai Government
In 2003, influential Thai photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom published the book ‘Protest’, a photographic record of protests held every Tuesday from April 2002 to 2003.
Photo Essay: Home Store-ies: The Other Room, by Zinkie Aw
Some storerooms shed light on a global issue like city-living – partly a microcosm of what it means to live in one of the world’s top 5 most densely-populated countries, Singapore.
Junku’s JAPAN, A Portrait from a Larrikin Ex-Salaryman
I’ve always believed the notion that every photograph is a portrait of the photographer. Here is a selection of Junku’s photographs of Japan – a portrait from a larrikin ex-salaryman.
Motoyuki Daifu: The family is a pubis. So I cover it with pretty panties.
Looking at the pictures, I find Motoyuki and his family indulging me in a foreign yet familiar mundanity. I look for a small spot to sit.
Your Pictures have 3 Seconds max to Make The Cut, or Not.
Your Pictures have 3 seconds max to make the cut, or not. Good old surprise and mystery, an ever-increasing rarity, still takes the trophy.
‘I Love Beijing Tian’anmen’ Vernacular Portraits, then and now
Chinese photographer Hei Ming takes one step further by re-taking portraits of some of the people in those pictures, decades later.
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.
Videos: Most Influential Photographers in Asia & Their Work
Following our list of 30 Most Influential Photographers in Asia, here are videos of some of the featured photographers and their work.
Fukushima Samurai – The Story Of Identity, by Noriko Takasugi
These photos are part of my long-term project investigating the evacuees not as victims, but as part of a 1000 years old folk culture of the area.
Getting Personal – 8 Photo Essays on Family in Asia
A selection of essays by photographers who have pointed their lenses inwards on their family – a view into their personal lives.