Monday, January 28, 2013

Myanmar in International Herald Tribune and WSJ


Just got back from Myanmar recently, a photo I took in the beach town of Chaung Tha appeared in the International Herald Tribune today. These wild thatched bamboo hats are all the rage on the beach! Same photo also appeared online on Wall Street Journal


Sunday, January 6, 2013

Prison Rehab for Discovery Channel Magazine






New spread I wrote and shot for Discovery Channel Magazine on prison rehabilitation among female inmates at Thailand's Ko Samui Prison. Case studies conducted by the Department of Corrections in Thailand have shown that prisoners with access to rehabilitation programs are less likely to offend again once they're released. Commander Arkom Mhuamyam came to Samui Prison on Ko Samui just over 2 years ago and has since implemented several rehabilitation programs for the prisoners. The programs which include, yoga, massage, cooking, painting, hotel decoration, among others, are designed to give female prisoners skills that will help get them work on the island once they're released.  
The Commander has also created a mother-child unit where pregnant women and mother’s with infants can be somewhere where they’re not at risk of infections. Challenging traditional views on incarceration, rehabilitation projects were first introduced by the Department of Corrections in Thailand 10 years ago with support from Princess Bajrakitiyabha and the royal family. The first rehabilitation project trained male prisoners in Bangkok as golf caddies and the initiative has since branched out in many directions at several prisons across Thailand.  
I wasn't allowed to show faces of the prisoners so had to get creative with lighting and shutter speed. A few other images from the shoot I liked are below.