Burmese Gaze
Portraits from Burma 1988/2009
de Philip J. Bigg
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My memories of visiting Burma then were feelings of suppression. I had no idea what the people were going through as there were nightly curfews and nobody discussed what was happening to their compatriots. But to the outsider the people seemed happy enough so you wouldn’t have guessed that there were problems.
In 2009 I visited Burma for the second time. I’ve read many articles over the years arguing the ethical dilemma whether tourists should visit Burma or not as going there only lines the pockets of the military rulers and doesn’t assist the local people. I disagree. I was there for a month travelling all over the country staying in local Guest Houses and avoiding the Government run institutions. I mainly travelled on public transport such as buses which meant getting up at 4am to get a seat and pick up trucks sharing the rear with multiple sacks of plant fertiliser, thus avoiding the trains and air companies also Government run. I ate from food stalls or cheap restaurants.
It was a marathon task that knackered me out and starved me of home comforts, decent food and frequent power cuts but well worth it for four weeks considering the human rights issues the Burmese people have been subjected to and endure daily. Yes, some of the money I spent will no doubt end up supporting the powers to be, but at least I was trying my best to support the local people.
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Philip specialises in portraits and travel photography. He has been a professional photographer for over 20 years since completing a Creative Arts degree from Manchester Metropolitan University. Philip’s ultimate passion is travel photography. Throughout the majoroty of 2008/2009, he visited 14 countries in South-East Asia over a 21 month period. He is particularly interested in popular subcultures and capturing alternative travel imagery on the Asian streets such as the hill tribes in northern Vietnam or Japanese fashion victims in Harajuku. Philip’s work has won prestigious Kodak and Kentmere Industry awards and been regularly exhibited and published worldwide. His images are stocked by Alamy Images. He has an MA in Cultural Studies and has curated photographic exhibitions entitled “Who Are We?” and “World Cup London 2010” for the PM Gallery, the largest art gallery in west London. He is Creative Director at Velvet Goldmine Studio, Brighton.