Anonymous Myanmar photographer wins major photojournalism awardA worker hangs photos for the exhibition 'Anonymous photographer in Myanmar' ahead of the 'Visa pour l'Image' international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. PERPIGNAN, France: A Myanmar photographer won the top award Saturday at photojournalism's biggest annual festival for his coverage of the troubled nation's pro-democracy protests and bloody military crackdown. Mikko Takkunen, the Asia photo editor for The New York Times, collected the prize on behalf of the photographer. Takkunen said the photographer dedicated the prize to his peers in his country who are working under extremely difficult conditions. The anonymous photographer said in a message that he was "on the streets every day since February 1.

Source: Bangkok Post September 05, 2021 00:00 UTC