Here are the four winners in the Professional Photographer category in the Yangon Photography Festival 2017. From coverage of the fighting in Kachin State to a personal and aesthetic introspection, this latest edition of Yangon Photo Night has continued to impress by bringing into the light a selection of young, talented photographers. In referring to this new generation, Aung San Suu Kyi, president of the jury, declared during her opening speech, “For a long time we have spoken of Myanmar as a country full of potential. Today it’s no longer potential, it’s reality!”
The Forgotten War, de Hkun Lat:
The winner of the first prize in the professional photographer category, Hkun Lat, gives us access to the daily life of rebel fighters on the front line in a forgotten war in Kachin State. Since Christmas the fighting has intensified, notably with aerial attacks by the Burmese army.
1 hkun lat_obscuring Peace – nnclok from L’Oeil de la photographie on Vimeo.
The Colony, by Pyay Kyaw Aung:
Pyay Kyaw Aung wins the second prize for his immersion in a leper colony in Shan State. Even after recovery, the former lepers always suffer under the weight of stigmatisation.
Give him a chance- Pyay Kyaw Aung from L’Oeil de la photographie on Vimeo.
Beautiful Girl by Ko Myo:
The third prize is awarded to Ko Myo, a photographer specialising in elephants, for the moving story of a rural community that tried to save a baby elephant separated from its mother. A reminder of the dramatic consequences of deforestation.
2 beautiful girl-ko myo -nnclok from L’Oeil de la photographie on Vimeo.
The Others by Sai Htin Linn Htet:
Sai Htin Linn Htet provides an introspection in black and white and receives the fourth prize. He forsakes the documentary genre for a series of images full of poetry and shot through a surprising play of reflections
4 the others_ Sai Htin Linn Htetnnclok from L’Oeil de la photographie on Vimeo.
9e festival de photographie de Yangon
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