Date Range
Date Range
Date Range
Thursday, May 14, 2009. Explaining WHY they took that photo. Lindar, Dau Wah, Eh Shoe, and Yawla are already teachers; now they will take the MY STORY photo project farther afield. org is sponsoring this training; 2 weeks of in class work, and 2 weeks of practice teaching at a Burmese school in Mae Sot. Eh Shoe likes the cow market.
Monday, April 27, 2009. Yes, those are two people underneath the tarps. And yes, it is pouring! Are we there yet? The MY STORY photo project is going to Nu Poe Camp where the three teacher trainees, who have just had a 3 day intensive photo workshop teacher training course with us, will practice teach. Sunday, April 26, 2009. Thursday, April 23, 2009. Set the self-timer, then leap into the picture! Every train.
Thursday, April 16, 2009. All work and no play. Once again Nat proved impervious to sauna-like temperatures, the fastidiousness of tying fish line knots at heights of 12 feet, and many people telling him what to do! Another opening, another show. Ton, Susan, Joan, and Nat.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Popa, where the 37 nats. This was delicious, crusty, fresh tomatoes, olives, real cheese! The scar.
Friday, March 6, 2009. On the road to Mandalay. On the night bus to Bangkok from Mae Sot. Yes, it is arctic on those buses. It is close to the Savoy Hotel that has a pool, padded deck chaises, fast internet that works, and a very welcoming staff. All this for the price of a drink! With an a.
MY STORY photo project goes to Mexico. 8 kids, 4 cameras, one Dr. Laura del Valle, one Chuy, one Janet and us. Thursday, December 10, 2009. At Las Varas we asked each team to come up with a story. Up, up, and away.
Thursday, January 28, 2010. Kler Say was a MY STORY photo project student in 2009; a bit older than the other students, he was very serious and very focused on learning everything he could from the training. Last week he brought us these images, taken at his home village somewhere inside Burma. He wanted us to post them; we are proud to do so. The captions are his, unless otherwise noted.
Photo essays from Sai Kong, Aye Moh Shan, and Nwe Nwe. Friday, July 17, 2009. This is the small house of two children. They are poor and have no relatives. There is one boy and one girl. The girl, the older one is trying to send her brother to the school. The brother also needs to work for his sister. Monday, July 13, 2009. Yum! Friday, July 3, 2009.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The student becomes the teacher. Der Lweh Htoo was one of the first 5 students the MY STORY photo project worked with in 2006. Since then he has continued to send us his photos of his work for the Karen Youth Organization inside Burma. In 2010, after taking the MY STORY teacher trainin, he ran his first solo photo workshop at Ei Tu Hta IDP camp. Currently he is running a photo workshop for KYO committee members.
Paw Bu la ta area. I took this training because I would like to help my mother and father in their work. MY STORY photo project association.
Kwe Ka Baung Karen National School. I believe that the pictures will let people know through pictures. MT STORY photo project association.
Thursday, April 16, 2009. All work and no play. Once again Nat proved impervious to sauna-like temperatures, the fastidiousness of tying fish line knots at heights of 12 feet, and many people telling him what to do! Another opening, another show. Ton, Susan, Joan, and Nat.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Smile of mom and son. Paw Bu la ta area. MY STORY photo project association.