Outside the Mahamuni Temple in Mandalay, Myanmar there is a
whole street where stone masons can be found toiling away on
stone statues of Buddha. The working conditions there are truly
atrocious, with little respect for the health of the workers or the
general environment. Work is carried out without protective
masks, protective gloves or any kind of dust extraction systems. It
is disturbing to witness workers, especially children, labouring in
such circumstances – their faces sweating and caked with a crust
of choking dust. The result of breathing in these dangerous
concentrations of dust will surely see these people suffering from
lung diseases and other respiratory problems. An early death is
almost certainly guaranteed . . .
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
