Htoo Tay Zar
Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma)
Htoo Tay Zar is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Tayzar was one of the pioneer bloggers in Myanmar and followed his passion to become a full-time photojournalist. 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 is regularly working on assignments for Al Jazeera. He was also one of the finalists selected for Photojournalists Under 25 by The Boston Globe in March 2013. He is interested in social issues, political issues, human rights issues, and is currently working on personal projects.
- Breaking news
- Conflict
- Editorial
- Events
- Interview
- Military embed
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Video capture
- Video editing
Burma's Student Army
Htoo Tay Zar
The All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) is one of the last armed groups to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Myanmar government. ABSDF was founded by a group of Burmese students after the 1988 nationwide uprising which saw a crackdown by the military and the student army’s subsequent 25-year struggle for democracy. The ABSDF is one of the largest student and youth organisations based on Burma’s borders.
Friendship in Diversity
Htoo Tay Zar
Although religious conflicts torn numerous towns in Myanmar, young girls from different ethnic groups and different faiths, came to capital Yangon to work; share an apartment for living. Even though they have different dreams and differences in faiths, they live together in harmony to prove that friendship can be built. They believe that Religions cannot divide them.
Building a new life from the mud in Myanmar
Htoo Tay Zar
Following the destruction unleashed by cyclone Nargis in 2008, many families are still struggling to rebuild. Hundreds of families are migrating from affected parts of the country to settle down in a village on the outskirts of Yangon where they are working producing bricks for about $1 per day.