Htoo Tay Zar
documentary photographer / filmmaker
Htoo Tay Zar is a documentary photographer / filmmaker from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Tay Zar was one of the pioneer bloggers in Myanmar and followed his passion to become a full-time photographer.
He has worked for local newspapers and European Pressphoto Agency, and some of his photography projects have been featured in International Herald Tribune, The Guardian and Bangkok Post. He also contributed video reporting for BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, France 24 and Global Witness. He is regularly working on assignments for UNODC, USAID and European Union organizations.
He is interested in social issues, political issues, human rights issues, and is currently working on personal projects. He has been exiled and currently residing in Thailand due to his reporting about Myanmar Revolution. He is documenting the revolution while living in Thai-Myanmar border.
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