About
Ta Mwe (Burmese: တာမွေ), is a Burmese photojournalist and documentary photographer with experience covering a wide range of political and social stories and events throughout Myanmar. Ta Mwe is also a member of Sacca Photo Agency. After many years working for national and international publications and organisations as a photographer, videographer and video editor, Ta Mwe’s recent work has focused on analogue stills photography, covering first the COVID-19 crisis and then the country’s anti-coup protests on medium-format black and white film stock. Due to the political situation in Myanmar the name Ta Mwe is an alias and this bio has been heavily redacted to remove any identifying information.
Contact – tamwe@proton.me
Awards
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar’ documentary photo story has won Honorable Mention Award for World Press Photo 2022, SEAsia & Oceania Region
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar’ has won ‘Award of Excellence’ at the Picture Of the Year, Asia 2022
- ‘COVID Crisis in Myanmar’ documentary photo story has won ‘Finalist Award’ at the Picture Of the Year, Asia 2022
- Awarded as ‘Finalist’ for the ‘Photographer of the Year, Asia Award’ at the Picture Of the Year, Asia 2022
- Finalist of 6 Mois Magazine documentary award
- W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund‘s Finalist Grant 2022 Recipient
- The VII Foundation and The Frontline Club Grants Recipient
- ‘Revolution in Myanmar’ documentary photo story has won long-term project Award for World Press Photo 2024, SEAsia & Oceania Region
Exhibitions
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar’ photos were exhibited as a part of World Press Photo 2022 exhibition in Turin, Italy (2022)
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar’ photo story solo exhibition at the Milan Photo Festival, Italy (2022)
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar‘ photos were displayed during the POY Asia exhibition 2022 in Seoul, Korea (2022)
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar‘ photo story was screen-projected at the Angkor Photo Festival – 18th Edition, Angkor, Cambodia (2023)
- ‘Uprising in Myanmar‘ photo story was screen-projected at San Jose Foto Festival, Uruguary (2023)
- ‘Artist Against Junta’ solo photo exhibition at New Burma Event in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2023)
- ‘Who cares? COVID-19 Divides in Southeast Asia‘ group photo exhibition at BACC, Bangkok, Thailand (2023)
- ‘Seen‘ group photo exhibition in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2023)
- ‘Symbols of Presence‘ photo exhibition, organized by SEA-Junction, at BACC, Bangkok, Thailand (2024)
- ‘World Press Photo 2024‘ winners’ group exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2024)
- ‘Resilience and Resistance: the Fight for Freedom in Myanmar‘ group exhibition at the University of Sydney, Australia (2024)