My WorldNomads Journal

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Worldwide | Friday, November 4, 2011 | 3 photos

I am a freelance journalist interested in under-reported regions and untold stories. I mainly focus on political, social and cultural issues.
I hold an international Masters in Journalism with a specialism in War and Conflict Reporting. The MA was a joint program offered by Aarhus University, the University of Amsterdam and Swansea University.
My research thesis focused on the relationship between journalists and rebel armies, using the Karen National Liberation Army in Burma as an example.
In order to conduct the research I traveled to Burma. While inside Burma I often took trains to cover long distances. During the many hours I spent on the rail tracks, I tried to capture ordinary life in what I found to be a magical country.

I have always been a visual person. That is why I developed, from my early childhood, the desire to find a way to hold on to my impressions.
As a teenager I started making my own pictures and fell in love with the possibilities it offered. Since I did not study photography I never got the opportunity to work as a professional photographer but I know that this is what I want to do!
I am evolving as a photographer and any professional input would help me grow. This scholarship would enable me to learn about what I love – photography.