"Burmese Photographer"- Photos have been made in Myanmar for more than 150 years. From the very beginning, the activities of the colonial photographer are extremely well documented and their work can be found in many photo collections. But the first local unknown until now. The Myanmar photo archive (MPA) collection is based on the fundamental idea of creating an archive dedicated to the Burmese Photographers during and after the colonial era. This book in your hands illustrates the history of photography in Myanmar with images selected from the Myanmar Photo Archive

• The first Burmese photographers
• U Kywat & U Than Maung
• Her Si Yan
• The Ahuja heritage
• Towards independence / The transformation 1948-1962
• 1970s in the studio / Memories
• Hand-coloured
• Buddhist ceremonies
• Wedding photography