Anonymous Myanmar photographer wins major photojournalism award
The Hindu
The photographer remained unnamed for security reasons
A Myanmar photographer won the top award on September 4 at photojournalism's biggest annual festival for his coverage of the troubled nation's and . The photographer, who remained unnamed for security reasons, scooped the Visa d'Or for News, the most prestigious award handed out at the "Visa Pour L'Image" festival in Perpignan, southwestern France. Mikko Takkunen, the Asia photo editor for The New York Times, collected the prize on behalf of the photographer.![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20250217064624.jpg)
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