Life in Color

• Photographer
  Zay Yar Lin
• Prize
  1st Place / Special/Smartphone Photography
• Company/Studios
  Zay Yar Lin Photography
• Date of Photograph
  08-Oct-2017
• Technical Info
  iPhone 7 Plus
• Socials
• Website
  http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/707783/

• Biography
  I?m a self-taught and award-winning photographer from Myanmar. I was born in Taungdwingyi , Magway, Myanmar 1984. At 19, after graduating from Institute of Marine Technology, I went to the sea as a seafarer. At 2013, I felt into photography and I realized that it was my real passion. I started my photography journey since 2014. I’ve run photography workshops in Myanmar. I have showcased my works at many exhibitions and been published all around the world. I’ve won numerous international and local photography awards.
• Awards
  First Place Winner in 2014 China-Asean International Photo Festival (Maritime-Silk Road) Highly-Commended in Icon Category Wanderlust Travel Photography Competition 2014 Selected Work Prize in International Filter Photo Contest 2014 Documentary Award in HPA Photo Contest 2014 (China) Honorable Mention in ND Awards 2014 Finalists in Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award 2014 (Life InColour) Finalists in Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award 2015 (Happiness) Finalists in Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award 2016 (Challenge) Finalists in Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award 2017 (Moment) Finalists in Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award 2018 (Hope) Runner-Up in Travel Photography Scholarship (Australia) Finalists in Travel Photographers Asia 2015 Third Prize Winner in Asean Photo Festival 2015 (Vietnam) People Choice Winner in SEARCA Photo Contest 2015 Best Photographer of the Year 2015 (Myanmar Photographic Society) Grand Prize Winner of CGAP Photo Contest 2016 Grand Prize Winner in Chang Fine Art Photo Contest 2016 (Social) Prize Winner in Naris Day Photo Contest 2016 (COOL) Second Place National Award Winner in Sony photography Award 2017 Third Prize Winner in Nikon Photo Contest 2016-2017 Grand Prize Winner in Clever Angle Photo Contest hosted by View Bug America Environmental Photographer of the Year in Asian Geographic Photo Contest 2017 Best Photographer of the Year 2017 (Myanmar Photographic Society) Honorable Mention Award in Naris Day Photo Contest 2018 (Thru My Phone) 1st Place Mobile Prize Winner in HEAD ON Photo Festival 2018 ( Australia) Special Award (Highest Scoring Image from Film Capture) in EPSON Pano Awards 2018 Special Award (Highest Scoring Aerial Image) in EPSON Pano Awards 2018 Honorable Mentions in iPhone Photography Awards 2018