Photography of Sri Lanka's north has too often been the work of outsiders — foreign journalists parachuting in during moments of crisis, international NGO photographers documenting suffering for fundraising purposes. A new generation of Tamil photographers based in the north is changing this, creating an archive of everyday life that reflects their own perspective and priorities.
Photography as Witness: Documenting Life in Post-War Jaffna
A new generation of Tamil photographers is building a visual archive of everyday life in the north, on their own terms.
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