August • 2020
Professional, responsive, and highly competent reporter, photographer and videographer. Would hire again.
Htoo T.
Myanmar (Burma)
5 reviews$100 - $700 / Day
About
Htoo Tay Zar is a photographer and documentary filmmaker based in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Tay Zar was one of the pioneer bloggers in Myanmar and followed his passion to become a full-time photographer in 2010. He has worked for local newspapers and European Pressphoto Agency, and some of his photography projects have been featured in International Herald Tribune, The Guardian and Bangkok Post. He is regularly working on assignments for UNODC, USAID and European Union. He is interested in social issues, political issues, human rights issues, and is currently working on personal projects. He has won two World Press Photo awards and W. Eugene Smith grant in humanistic photography.
Top Services
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Drone Operator
- 2 reviews
- Translator
- 1 review
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5.0 Produced for Tullis Content Services, BV
Myanmar Rebels' secret gun workshops
University students and engineers opposing Myanmar's military coup, are helping armed groups make weapons. Rebels have struggled to arm themselves to fight the junta. Al Jazeera gained exclusive access to a weapons factory, where 3D printers are manufacturing assault rifles.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
[Urgent] KFC opens its doors in Yangon - how are the people of Myanmar finding the new taste & experience? (footage only)
Short news reportage for AJ+ as International fast food-chain KFC enters Myanmar market for the first time.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
5.0 Produced for Glimmer Studios - World Vision
4k Footage Purchase- Myanmar
- Drone Operator
5.0 Produced for Glimmer Studios - World Vision
(Myanmar) Drone operator to capture footage in various locations
- Drone Operator
3.0 Produced for The New Yorker
Revolution in Myanmar
Revolution in Myanmar is a long-term documentary photography project I've worked on since 2021. It's the story about the revolution to dethrone Myanmar's military junta and ongoing civil war in Myanmar. This project has been awarded two World Press Photo awards, W. Eugene Smith grant in humanistic photography and Picture of the Asia awards.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Produced for Al Jazeera English - Digital
Building a new life from the mud in Myanmar
After the cyclone Nargis devastated delta region of Burma in 2008, some of the survivor families from the area had decided to move other parts of the country as their paddy fields were destroyed by salty water. Some families moved to outskirts of capital Yangon and start making bricks to built up their life.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Equipment
Video
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Shotgun mic
Audio
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- Lighting kit
- Sliders
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- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Drone Operator
- Reporter / Journalist
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Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Fixer
- Translator
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