Jan-Feb 2011 : 'Joint-Up Runner' for the Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOTY) by CIWEM. More details at ciwem.org.
Oct - Nov. 2010 : One of the pictures from the series about shipbreaking in Bangladesh get the first prize of THE EVERYMAN PRO PHOTO CONTEST for professional photographers. Arriving 1st in the black & white category, it was also given the 'BEST OF SHOW' award among all the categories. An other picture from the same series came 2nd in the TRAVEL/ARCHITECTURE category. More information on their website : here
Sept. 2010 : The series about the shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh (Chittagong) was exhibited during the Festival International de Photo-reportage (near Poitiers, France) from 18 to 26 september 2010.
March 2011 : "Burmese from Myanmar, the Unknown People" in Cerisiers, near Sens, with debate and presence of french NGO INFO-BIRMANIE.
Sept. 2010 : Series about the SHIPBREAKING YARDS IN BANGLADESH - Festival International de Photo-Reportage BARROBJECTIF (Barro, near Poitiers / France).
Feb.-March 2010 : Portraits of burmese women / Large prints - Financed by Sainte Geneviève des Bois city (south of Paris).
Sept. 2009 : Series about Integration work / Portraits - Moving exhibition (in and around Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes / France) .
April 2009 : Series "Burmese from Myanmar, the Unknown People" - in EINEWELTHAUS, Munich / Germany.
Nov. - Dec. 2008 : Series "Burmese from Myanmar, the Unknown People" - Maison des Peuples et de la Paix (Angoulême, near Poitiers / France).
Sept. 2008 : Series "Burmese from Myanmar, the Unknown People" - Festival International de Photo-Reportage BARROBJECTIF (in Barro, near Poitiers).
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