Teacher Yawla at Boarding School for Orphans and Hopeless Youth

No, we don't understand the name of this school either. The students are anything but hopeless! Yawla ran the MY STORY photo project for 10 days with 8 students sharing 4 cameras. Here are some of the results:

WHERE I LIVE:


David San: Where I study
Thaw Zin: Where we eat
Kho Phyo: Kitchen

Kho Phyo: Where I sleep
Kyaw Tun: Where I sleep
Naing Will: Where I sleep

PORTRAITS:

Aung Phyo
Kho Phyo
Nay Moe
Jar Lu Si

COMPOSITION PHOTOS:

Aung Phyo

Kyaw Tun

Jar Lu Si





David San












PEOPLE WORKING:

Kyaw Tun: Making brooms

Naing Will: Washing dishes
Thaw Zin: Mixing concrete
Naing Will: Gathering flowers

BSOH: The photographers

Here they are with their favorite images and artist statements:

Pleasant place
David San
I am Chin. My parent were dead when I was very young my favourite thing is to become a photoprapher so that I can take a lot of photos of natural scenes.


Jar Lu Si
Orphan student


Thaung Yin Beach
Aung Phyo Zin: self-portrait
I am 15, I want to be photographer because I like taking the good scene photo. I'm happy to represent to the people the photos that I shot.


Naing Will by Nay Aung Moe











Long for coming











Tree stump by side of lake










Kaw Tun by Nay Aung Moe




Ko Phyo by Nay Aung Moe
















Way of go home


Taw Zin by Nay Aung Moe



Nay Aung Moe by Ko Phyo

Lack of land

Eh Shoe at Kweh Ka Baung School

This school is housed in a rabbit warren of 2 buildings behind the Mae Sot market. 400+ students study here, climbing over each other to get to their miniscule classrooms with an enthusiasm that is largely due to Saw Eh Shoe. He is the diminutive principal who has a twinkle in his eye and doesn't let his lack of English or our lack of Karen get in the way of educating his kids.

PORTRAITS:
Nay Tun







Saw Awa: portrait of my teacher