Discover Top Freelancers in Myanmar

I have a seven-year background as a visual journalist with the Democratic Voice of Burma. Currently, my roles extend to serving as a fixer, producer, and reporter for numerous renowned international media organizations, including The New York Times, CCTV, Al Jazeera, CNA, and France 24, all within the context of Myanmar. Furthermore, a colleague and I are actively engaged in running the news agency known as "Eyes on Burma," where our primary emphasis is on providing extensive coverage of events and developments within Myanmar.

• Music Composer
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

Mon Mon Myat is an independent writer/journalist/producer from Burma/Myanmar. She is a PhD Candidate in the Peacebuilding Program at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She obtained MA Journalism Degree from Anteneo de Manila University in the Philippines. She has graduated Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Paypap University in Thailand. She has written various articles for news agencies including Inter Press Service (IPS) Asia Pacific, AFP (Agence France-Presse, Yangon), IRIN News (humanitarian news and analysis, a project of the UN Office), NyTid, a Norwegian News Magazine, the Irrawaddy Magazine and Spectrum, Bangkok Post Newspaper as a freelance contributor.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

Htoo Tay Zar is a documentary photographer, fixer based in Yangon, Myanmar. Tayzar was one of the pioneer bloggers in Myanmar and followed his passion to become a full-time photojournalist. He has worked for local newspapers and European Pressphoto Agency, and some of his photography projects have been featured in International Herald Tribune and Bangkok Post. He was also one of the finalists selected for Photojournalists Under 25 by The Boston Globe.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

Multimedia journalist from Myanmar covering different issues currently in United States traveling around

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist

Burmese photographer and documentary filmmaker Thet Htoo, has covered political, ethnical, social and environmental issues in Myanmar for many years. This and other work has seen Thet featured extensively in The Myanmar Times, Financial Time, Wall Street Journal, Time.com, The Los Angeles Times, Global Voice, The Nation, AP, AFP, Retuters, Global Voice, Index on Censorship, Amnesty International, Vanity Fair, Look and many other international organisations as a photographer/videographer/filmmaker. His photography has also been widely exhibited. He is one of the participant of 7 Days in Myanmar: A Multimedia Showcase as one of the photographers of 30 internationally renowned photographers in April 2013. He is also one of the student from International Reporting Workshop 2014 led by Philip Blenkinsop and organized by Myanmar Deitta and Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA, Norway) and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute (Bangladesh).

• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Audio Storyteller
• Documentary DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Translator

Minzayar ( or Min Zayar Oo) is a photojournalist/reporter/researcher based in Yangon. Since 2012, he has been contributing to different international publications including Reuters, The New York Times, National Geographic and others. He is known for his personal work as well as published work on important political and social issues in Myanmar nowadays, including a long-term ongoing project on the jade mining industry in Northern Myanmar, the Rohingya issue in western Myanmar among others. Some links to the works here : http://widerimage.reuters.com/story/sick-and-in-crisis http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/03/reunions-and-ransoms-in-burma-digital-connections-among-the-rohingya/386492/#disqus_thread http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/29/us-myanmar-jade-specialreport-idUSBRE98S00H20130929 and contributed reporting in http://www.pulitzer.org/files/2014/international-reporting/reuters/04reuters2014.pdf http://www.pulitzer.org/files/2014/international-reporting/reute

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Translator

I started my career as a freelance fixer for the foreign journalists coming to Myanmar since 2011. I've worked for different media type: print,book, radio, TV, documentary and film portraits covering the stories about politics, business, Buddhist- Muslim tension and conflicts, Rakhine-Rohinja conflicts, Farmer and Labour affairs, interfaith, Chinese investment and Elections. I've worked with the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, BBC World Services, Channel 4, The Global Post, ABC, Associated Press, Aftenposten (Norway), National Swedish Radio, The Irish Times, Danish Radio and Television (DR) and DVB Debate program. I am 24 years old and graduated with English and Social Sciences. Apart from fixing for the journalists, I work as an interpreter for the INGOs for the conferences and personal interviews.

• Fixer

I'm a Myanmar-born, Myanmar-based reporter specialising in Myanmar-related news and current affairs, with a bit of Asia-Pacific experience to add. As a multimedia reporter, I'm passionate about storytelling in all forms and narratives. After more than 30 years travelling the world and living in Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands, it is exciting and a privilege to be able to come full circle, back to Myanmar. I'm the Myanmar stringer for CNN digital and am producing content for Al Jazeera regarding recent student protests. I've freelanced for The GlobalPost, The Edge Review (Malaysia and regional), SBS and ABC (Australia), as well local press (The Myanmar Times, Mizzima Media). Previous roles: ABC/SBS - Reporter, producer, presenter television and radio The Myanmar Times - Editor (Life and Culture) Mizzima Media - Senior Reporter

• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

THAIDDHI is a Filmmaker, Producer, and also Film Programmer. He studies Filmmaking at FAMU in the Czech Republic for 3 years master's degree program in Cinema and Digital Media. His first short film “Awake” won Best Short Film at FAMU Fest 2009. He co-founded Wathann Film Festival in 2011 and working as a Programmer for the festival. In 2013 he founded Third Floor Film Production to produce Myanmar Independent short films and documentary films. His Cinetography work is a short film Cobalt Blue (2019) by Aung Phyoe which was selected for the Pardi di Domani International Competition at 72nd Locarno Film Festival. He also worked as a Cinematographer in the recent film Money Has Four Legs (2020) by Maung Sun, which was premiered at New Currents (Busan International Film Festival 2020).

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

Young Guns Media is a production company based in Yangon, Myanmar, and founded by Hans Hulst. Mr. Hulst is a journalist with about twenty years experience. Among other things he wrote three books on the country. Young Guns Media has worked with or for clients like Total, Statoil, Heineken, P&G, The Asia Foundation and World Bank. We also produce TV programs and TVCs that have been aired by channels like MRTV, MRTV-4, DVB and MWD Documentary. We are lean, flexible, and own all the equipment we need, so we can hit the ground running. Myanmar is a treasure trove of stories, stories that we would like to work on with you.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am a video journalist from VOA Burmese. I have been working this for about two years. However, I do freelancing for some foreign medias. So, I have certain knowledge of handling a video camera. I am also capable of using camera as well. Usually, I cover for short profile stories. However, I am actually interested in making documentary movies especially about human right issues, social issues and political issues. I am available for all kind of story though. My daily rate is 150 USD to 250 USD depending on the story or the location of the story. And it does not include any accommodation fees or any transportation fees.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am a journalist working inside Burma/Myanmar for several years. I have also been working on political and development research/projects on Burma in collaboration with international and local non-governmental organizations, NGOs including the UN agencies and other international aids agencies as well as various civil society groups inside the country. I had worked as a stringer for Bloomberg news agency covering politics, economics, and business trends from inside Burma, and writing op-ed pieces and news analyses on Burma for various international news agencies including Asia Times, some local newspapers both in English and Burmese languages.

• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist

Ann Wang is a award-winning visual journalist based in Yangon, Myanmar. She grew up in Taiwan, New Zealand, China, Los Angles and holds a photojournalism master degree from Boston University. She has worked as a reporter in Los Angeles, and a long-term multimedia project about aboriginals in Taiwan. She loves to do stories about people, most importantly, to document their struggles and happiness. She is available for domestic and international assignments. Her work has been published by Al Jazeera, IRIN, The Huffington Post, Frontier Myanmar and Jetstar Inflight magazine.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

I am a Norwegian citizen of Burmese origin. Currently I live in Yangon, Myanmar as a permanent resident. I studied - Journalism, TV production, Screenwriting and Motion Picture Medium/ Film Drama Art - in private schools and universities for 7 years in Europe, Scandinavia and Africa. I am an award winning documentary filmmaker and have experienced making TV news and documentaries for local TV in Norway, CGTN and NGOs. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9719998/

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Social Media Producer
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator

I am a freelance fixer based in Yangon. I provide translation/interpretation and fixer services for NGOs, INGOs, Media projects and companies delegation teams and research teams such as such as New York Times, Al Jazeera, Facebook, and High Wire production etc. I facilitate and arrange business meetings, interviews and media coordination. I acted as facilitator for documentary shooting, research projects, and international business delegation teams.

• Fixer

I am a freelance video and multimedia journalist based in Myanmar, and have worked for various international and national media organisations including Channel 4 News, the Daily Telegraph, TIME and Mashable. Before moving to Yangon in September 2015 I worked at Channel 4 News, and the main focus of my reporting is humanitarian and human interest stories. I shoot on a Panasonic Lumix GH4 and edit on Adobe Premiere.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

I am santosh krl from Yangon,Myanmar. Santosh krl is a freelance photographer and multimedia journalist formerly based in Yangon, Myanmar. He joined media industry since 2016. And then working as a freelance photographer for local and international clients since 2019 and get published in famous publications like TIMES, The New Yorker, Washington Post,getty images etc. In 2019, he received Diploma of journalism at Myanmar journalism institute.

• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Corporate Videographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

PUBLISHERS: This is a highly recommended fixer in Myanmar, who has worked for various news outlets (he is not fluent in English, but has a good level by Myanmar standards). He is very well connected and has a large network within the Rakhine camps just outside of Sittwe. Please note he has no access to email and works only by phone. If you have any questions, please contact x or x.

• Fixer

Sai Kong Kham is a freelance filmmaker originated from Shan State, Myanmar. Since 2011, he has worked as a director, cinematographer and sound recordist for both local and international film projects. He has directed two award-winning documentaries - Sweetie Pie and This Land Is Our Land. Sai Kong Kham lives in Yangon, Myanmar.

• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP