Near the Mahamuni Temple in Mandalay, Myanmar there are streets where stonemasons toil away on statues of Buddha. The working conditions in there are truly atrocious, with little respect for the health of workers or the environment. Work is carried out without protective masks or dust extraction systems. It is upsetting to see workers, especially children, working in such conditions – their faces caked with a crust of choking dust. The result of breathing in these concentrations of dust will surely result in lung disease and other respiratory ailments – practically guaranteeing an early death.
Frank Lynch is from Dublin, Ireland and is currently living in Brig, Switzerland. He works in graphic design and takes photographs as a counter-balance to the stresses of the graphics business.
Frank is a non-professional photographer.
Awards WINNER State of the World 2019
BRONZE – PX3, Portraits, 2018
Honourable Mention – PX3, Fine Art, 2018
GOLD, WINNER OF PX3 – Prix de la Photographie Paris, RED, 2016
SILVER, PX3 – Prix de la Photographie Paris, Nature/Water, 2016
1st: Public Choice – PX3 Paris, Portrait Culture, 2016
9 Honourable Mentions, PX3 – Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2016
