Andrew Stanbridge
Frontline Freelance Register
Portland, OR, United States
Andrew Stanbridge has been traveling and photographing throughout Southeast Asia for the past 15 years. His first work documented the continuing modernization of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, which continues to be a theme that he returns to frequently. While traveling through these countries (particularly Cambodia and Laos) his interest was piqued by the histories of conflict that his own home country of America had been involved in and the recovery from the aftermath of these conflicts. He has concentrated on this theme by addressing the physical, emotional and cultural scars left from the various wars fought in these countries. During this time his efforts have involved clearing and photographing unexploded ordnance, going on patrols with with ragtag armies and he has spent countless hours hearing the stories of those whose lives have been affected by the vestiges of war. His work has also followed Burma through it's dark history and into the recent "democratization" and most recently he has concentrated on the religious tensions between Buddhists and Muslims that are developing in various corners of the country, concentrating on the plight of the Rohingya. He has also begun to make forays to the African continent to photograph postcolonial communities on the islands of Sao Tome and Principe as well as creating a visual survey of Ethiopia beyond the well-known images of drought and starvation. Although he would not call himself a conflict photographer, he has brought his camera into areas where bullets are flying and bombs are falling. Recently this kind of experience has involved image making in Syria.
He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.
2001 - Fulbright Scholarship, 2007 - Aftermath Project runner up
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