New recruits to anti-junta forces undergo night combat training in a jungle training camp near the Thailand-Myanmar border. Thousands joined the PDF in reaction to national military conscription enacted in February 2024. Kayin State, Myanmar.
Myanmar has been racked by internal conflict for decades, most recently a 2021 military coup, which sparked widespread armed opposition, leading to revolution. Different civilian militias, loosely organized into the People’s Defense Forces (PDF), escalated resistance in 2024.
The photographer lived through a 1988 military coup, aged six, and saw history repeat itself when his own son was six in 2021. He has since traveled across the country, documenting different insurgent groups, and observing how their determination brings hope in dark times.
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