Country: Myanmar
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Trails of Absence | Sai ▇▇▇▇▇
Sai ▇▇▇▇▇, the son of a political leader, went into hiding on the day that Myanmar was seized by its military. His father was imprisoned in an unknown military compound. Months later, Sai returned briefly to his family home, haunted by the shadows of his father’s disappearance.
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Indivisible | Sandar
Fleeing Yangon after Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, a group of medical students set up a hospital in Karenni state, providing critical healthcare to thousands of civilians and fighters. Between 2021 and 2023, Sandar bore witness to their extraordinary struggle amidst the relentless conflict.
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New Battles Old War | Tha Yet
In the wake of Myanmar’s military coup, many young Burmese retreated to the jungles and mountains, joining existing armed groups. Photographer Tha Yet reveals how these remote regions have become training grounds for a new generation of guerillas.
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Resistance | Kyaw San
After the February 2021 coup, Kyaw San documented the uprising and ensuing conflicts in Myanmar. Revealing the turmoil in Sagaing and Shan State, Kyaw San highlights the struggle and emerging tensions of young Burmese and the ethnic armed groups fighting military repression.
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REVOLUTION | Ta Mwe
In February 2021, Myanmar’s military staged a coup, triggering nationwide protests and brutal crackdowns. Amidst the chaos, photojournalist Ta Mwe documented the crisis under an alias, highlighting the struggle for democracy and human rights amidst ongoing repression and civil unrest.
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SACCA Photo
In 2021, Myanmar erupted into civil war following a military coup. Amid a global pandemic and government clampdown on media, local photojournalists documented the protests and conflict at great risk to themselves. Out of this turmoil, the photo collective Sacca was formed, whose photographers continue to document Myanmar’s ongoing crisis.
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Inside Kayah State | Valeria Mongelli
Kayah State in eastern Myanmar has seen intense combat since February 2021. Valeria Mongelli documents the shattering of “normality” in a Karenni displacement camp when war found it, and the long process of rebuilding… again.
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When The Curtain Falls | Shwe Wutt Hmon
In the age of mass cultural and technological commodification of memories, we are capable of developing an intimate relationship with events we did not experience. In a constant process of internalizing overly exposed mediated representations, we bear memories on our body.
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Built On Their Backs | Andre Malerba
The home and workplace of Naing Lin, his wife Than Nwe, and the birthplace of their four children, is a brick factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. The bricks, which serve as their means of survival – and entrapment through debt – contribute to the foundation of an economic revival that excludes them.