Bangkok unrest

• Prize
• Photographer
  Yusuke Harada, Japan
• Date of Photograph
  online
• Website
  http://www.yusukeharada.com

Thailand red shirt, supporters of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, started anti- government protests since mid- March, 2010 and gradually clashed between Thai soldiers and them. At last, Thai authorities have launched a crackdown on a protest camp in the center of the Bangkok and 14 people were killed and over 90 other injured in this crackdown, 19 MAY. Nearly 90 people have lost their lives since mid-March, while more than 1,700 others are reported to have been injured.

Yusuke Harada, born in 1979, is a Japanese photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. He has photographed the world’s major conflicts and its hidden crisis. He has independently photographed and documented throughout Africa, Middle East and Asia. His works have received several awards and grants, and have been published in several magazines and newspapers in Japan and other countries. He is also contributor to NurPhoto Agency.

Awards 2014. Honorable mention, Shuukan Kinyobi Reportage Award
2013. Mainichi Shinbun Prize, 13th Ueno Hikoma Award
2012. Finalist : Documentary single, The New York Photo Awards
2012. Honorable mention, Best in show at Foto8 summershow
2012. Shortlist : Open category, KL PHOTOAWARDS
2012. Picture of the year, The PGB Photo Award.
2011. Nominee, 12th Ueno Hikoma Award.