Tear Sheets

After working as a freelance photojournalists for over four years, here is the selection of my works that were published in different publications.

Rohingya Wedding Ceremony from IDP camp

I was very lucky to attend this wedding ceremony of two young Rohingya IDPs who were living in very bad situation since five years ago after the communal violence in Rakhine State. Most of the time, I was shooting how these people are suffering, but this time I got chance to attend their wedding.

This picture was taken at a wedding ceremony from Rohingya IDP camp in Sittwe, Rakhine state for TIME Magazine

 
Rohingya Family from Aung Mingalar Ghetto, Sittwe

This widow's family from Aung Mingalar Ghetto, Sittwe living in in about 25 feet square hat together with the chickens they have. They cook there, sleep there, stay there. Over 4,000 residents of Aung Mingalar Ghetto are not allowed to leave their place which was surrounded by eight police check points.

Rohingya family from Aung Mingalar Ghetto for the Guardian

 George Orwell Story for AP

Katha, the small town from the bank of Irrawaddy river where George Orwell lived in British Colonial time became one of the tourist attractions of the country.

 Portrait of Famous Anti Muslim Monk for AP

We met U Wirathu, famous anti Muslim monk at his monastery in Mandalay. It was interesting to hear what he thought about Trump's administration at that time.

Portrait of U Wirathu for AP

Rohingyas going around in Sittwe IDP camps

This picture was taken at a busy junction in Sittwe IDP camp where women with full hijab, trishaw drivers and vendors are going here to there in the camp area. For those who have limited knowledge about Rohingya IDP camps, this place looks like a busy road from a small town in the country side.

Rohingyas going around in Sittwe IDP camps

88 Uprising Memorial Hall for TIME

Former student activist Aung Maw from the Memorial Hall explaining us about the hall which is full of photos and collections from 88th uprising, a well known revolution by Myanmar people against military regime.

88 Uprising Memorial Hall for TIME

Man Checking Voter List in Yangon for TAZ newspaper

This picture was taken during the most exciting time as a journalist in my country in 2015 when the free and fair election is happening.

Man Checking Voter List in Yangon for TAZ newspaper

Cover of SILKWINDS airline magazine about Colonial Building in Yangon

I am very proud to be a resident of Yangon where there are a lot of British Architecture Colonial Buildings. I realized there are more beautiful buildings than I thought after getting this assignment.

Cover of SILKWINDS airline magazine about Colonial Building in Yangon

Portrait of Burmese Poet Activist for The New Yorker

I was very proud to have this work published in The New Yorker. After visiting a lot of trials of this guy, we're closer with the family and also had chance to attend his birthday behind bars. He stayed in jail for over six months just because of a poem verse that was about the former president Thein Sein.

Portrait of Burmese Poet Activist for The New Yorker

Election Campaign of a Muslim Candidate for Nikkei Asian

This picture was taken in the election campaign of Muslim candidate from UNC party, not famous one among the parties in election time. And they have lost in the election, couldn't win over NLD even in some Muslim majority constituencies of Yangon.

Election Campaign of a Muslim Candidate for Nikkei Asian

Young Letwei Fighters for Eight Magazine

Letwei, Myanmar boxing is the second most famous sports which followed after football. A lot of young fighters from different parts of Myanmar joined the games and most of them haven't finish their education.

Young Letwei Fighters for Eight Magazine