The Himalayan foothills of northern Myanmar form the ancestral homeland of the Kachins, an ethnic group that has endured decades of brutal repression at the hands of the Burmese military. Starting in 1962, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) waged a low-grade insurgency against the Burmese military.
Published December 7, 2010
Ryan Libre has been awarded the 2010 Nikon Inspiration Award for his photographic work on the Kachin struggle for independence in Myanmar. His work for the exhibition, Portraits of Independence: Inside the Kachin Independence Army," was funded in part by a grant from the Pulitzer Center.
The Inspiration Awards are given to the most creative and remarkable works exhibited during Nikon Salon Juna21's annual calendar (from October to September). The award is named after the late Mr. Jun Miki, one of Japan's pioneers in photojournalism.
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Pulitzer Center grantee Ryan Libre received the Eugene Smith, Howard Chapnick Grant to open Documentary Arts Asia (DAA) center and library in Chiangmai, Thailand.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand April Photography Exhibition
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