Country Pick / 2017 / /

Going to disappear of Sertar as persecution

  • Prize
  • Photographer
    Tam Ming Keung, Hong Kong

The photos show the scene of destrction of Sertar under China
government political and religious persecution. It is a Spectacular
Sertar Monastery called Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in China. It is
famous of full mountain's red house. Despite its remote location, it
grew from a handful of disciples gathering in Khenpo's home to be one
of the largest and most influential centers for the study of Tibetan
Buddhism in the world, numbering to nearly 10,000 monks, nuns, and
lay disciples by the year 2000. However in 2016, reports emerged
from Tibet that there was mass demolition drive by the People's
Republic of China. The freedom of Monks are suppress and it may the
last scene of Sertar.

Born in 1993, a youngster lives in Hong Kong. As the political conflict intensified of Hong Kong in recent years, he participate in recording the political activities, cultural integration and the change under urban development.

He gets the 3rd place Place of category winner in Book Proposal (Series Only) and Gold in Non-Professional Book (Series Only, Documentary) in PX3 2017. He also get commended in 2017 Sony World Photography Awards (open cometition, architecture).

Awards A youngster lives in Hong Kong.
Trying to record the things around me.