Category Archives: Asia

Rohingya conflict – Myanmar

It’s been a long time since my last post. Our first baby was born in late December and I was too busy trying to find time for sleep instead of updating my blog. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to cover the ethnic Rohingya conflict in the western Myanmar state, Rakhine. Despite some...

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Gelay Amdo - Any country with Caste and Class systems exist means there is always a problem. Harmonously coexisting is a must but needs little bit of excuse make a big flame.
Love the balance of documentary project.

Garbage crisis in India

A couple of weeks ago, I flew to Bangalore to shoot for an assignment about the city’s garbage issue. While living in India, especially in the big city like Mumbai, mountains of garbage on the sidewalk are not unusual. On the road, in rivers, on beaches,  at parking lots, at playground… garbage is literally everywhere....

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Gelay Amdo - Every thing is No Problem. Sir!
And this is India.
I miss that smell and I love it.

My first trip to Myanmar

Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Myanmar (Burma) for a couple of weeks. I have a friend who has been documenting the country for almost 20 years and he was always telling me how difficult it was to take pictures on the street under the military regime. Many soldiers, plain-clothed police officers and...

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Hope for Chhring – Street children in Kathmandu, Nepal #2

In my previous post, I mentioned about a boy who run away from a shelter after staying for more than a year and is now in jail for robbery. I’ve been following a group of boys for the last two years now and I was especially disappointed because he was one of the few who...

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Gelay Amdo - Who is running the homeless kids shelter?
Is the shelter in the Kathmandu city or outside of city?
The boys name Chhring sounds very much like Tshering. Just curious.
Altho the street documentaries are best of mine.

Kuni Takahashi - Ha, if you are familiar with Nepali names, you may be right. I will re-confirm the spelling of his name. Thanks for pointing out.
The shelter is outside Kathmandu.

Street children in Kathmandu, Nepal

Just spent a week in Kathmandu, Nepal to follow up on the street children I’ve known for over two years. Every time I visit, I try to have hope that some of the kids may have gotten off the street and straightened up their life. But that small hope usually gets shattered when I see...

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