Hkun Lat is a documentary photographer from Myanmar. He works on his own projects and on assignment from international news and organisations. His interest in photography ignited in 2011 after the civil war broke out again in Kachin State, Northern Myanmar. He started shooting his projects for people to recognise and to witness ongoing and unsolved issues in Myanmar such as civil war, natural resources and environmental issues, drugs and opium up-rooting movements in Kachin State. He was recently awarded 2nd Prize in Environment by World Press Photo. He was awarded two 1st Prize and 2nd Prize at the Yangon Photo Festival, Highly Commended award for Ian Parry Scholarship 2019, Merit Award at Human Rights Press Awards 2020, and Award for Excellence at SOPA 2020.
“Hkun Lat is an award-winning documentary photographer from Kachin State, Myanmar. This series of photographs was taken during the first weeks of protests in February 2021 in Yangon. The atmosphere of the protests was electric - peaceful but resistant to the coup. The gathering of many hundreds of thousands of people over the weeks gave the country the strength and confidence to fight on.”