Merry Christmas
By Tessa Bunney on 24 December 2016
Christmas Wreaths from the series FarmerFlorist.
NOVICE exhibition extended
By Tessa Bunney on 19 June 2016Exhibition dates extended until June 25th!
Now showing in Vientiane at the Maison de la Culture – photographs of Poy Sang Long and Shinbyu Buddhist ordination ceremonies in rural Thailand and Myanmar by myself and fellow British photographer, Mick Shippen.
Coming soon to Vientiane
By Tessa Bunney on 18 May 2016
Kayah State, Myanmar
By Tessa Bunney on 28 January 2016I spent last week exploring a small part of Kayah State (formerly known as Karenni), the smallest of Myanmar’s states bordering Thailand’s north western province of Mae Hong Son.
Until recently Kayah State was completely closed to foreigners but began slowly opening up in 2006 with areas only within a 25 km radius of Loikaw allowed, now it is also possible to visit some more remoter areas with a permit.
Decades of armed conflict between the Government and ethnic armed groups has left Myanmar strewn with landmines with Kayah State one of the most affected. In 2012 all of Kayah’s active…