InSIGHT
Out!
Digital Photography and Storytelling
Workshops
Banda Aceh, Indonesia - December
2005
Phang-nga, Thailand - October 2006
Photographers in order: Aung SoeWin, Prinya Varak, Kapkaew Leebamrung,
Aekkapong Navark, Rina Dewi, Aung HtunLay, Win Maw, M. Nazar, Cut Sairan,
Rina Dewi, Ahmat Yani, Udomporn Klatalay, Nukul Kraisut, Narumon Wonsits,
Aek Navarak, Eka Parati, Htoo Naing Lin, Myo Min Naing, Prapatsorn Navara,
Rifan Syah, Salahul Bain, Salahul Bain, Wongsakorn Songsaengchan, Yusnidar
and Win Maw whose photo was published in National Geographic (Asia)
The InSIGHT Out! project was started by a group of professional journalists
who covered mass destruction and human suffering caused by the 2004 Asian
tsunami disaster.
Moved by the spirit and courage of those living in tsunami-devastated
communities in Khao Lak, Thailand and Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the journalists
developed an idea to ‘turn the table’ on traditional media
coverage by teaching young people to document their own thoughts, feelings
and strengths under difficult circumstances.
Thus, the concept of InSIGHT Out! was born; to encourage the “victims” to
express their own ideas about rebuilding their homes and families through
photographs and stories, thereby aiding their psychological recovery.
A series of three intensive workshops and bimonthly weekend workshops
are held throughout the year to train participants and local NGO partners
in professional photography, writing, and editing techniques. During
these trainings children between 8 and 15 years old are divided into
a group of ten and learn basic principles of photography and digital
camera handling.
While working in the same tsunami affected areas in Phang Nga Province
in Thailand, the 2007 project broadened its focus much beyond tsunami
recovery and started working with children in Thailand’s southern
provinces Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat where ethnic conflicts culminating
in daily assassinations, bombings, and random killings have affected
adults and children alike.
Jeanne Hallacy, Project Director
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InSIGHT
Out! is made possible by the the generous support of:
• UNICEF Thailand – http://www.unicef.org/thailand/reallives_7764.htm
• Open Society Institute Southeast Asia Initiatives
• SONY Thailand
• Save the Children UK
InSIGHT Out! works in collaboration with these
NGO’s and organizations in Thailand:
• Phuket Aquarium
• Tourism Authority of Thailand
• Goethe Institut
• GHRE
• Duang Prateep Foundation
Update:
Several of the young people have gained recognition
for their work; Win Maw, a 12-year-old girl from Burma, received
first prize in a National Geographic Thailand photo contest
where her work was published. The InSIGHT Out! project is being
featured in many international newspapers and magazines.
InSIGHT Out! Exhibitions
• Saphan Jai Festival and Exhibition
• Goethe Institute
• Steinfurt, Germany
• Opening February 2007
• Foreign Correspondents’ Club
of Thailand (FCCT)
Bangkok, Thailand
InSIGHT Out! Photography and Story Exhibition
December 8-20 2006
• Youth Ambassadors Tour
Bangkok ,Thailand Dec 7-9 2006
Chulalongkorn University and Bangkok Patana International School
• Angkor Photo Festival
Angkor Photography Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia
November 2006
InSIGHT Out! Slide Show Presentation
• Chobi Mela Photo Festival
Bangladesh, October 2006
InSIGHT Out! Slide Show Presentation
• Chobi Mela IV
International Festival of Photography,
Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 2006
• Khukkuk Buddhist Temple
Phang-nga, Thailand for Tsunami Anniversary,
December 2006
UNICEF Website:
InSIGHT Out! was featured on the UNICEF web
site December 18th 2006
http://www.unicef.org/photoessays/index-pe.html
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Links to Websites about InSIGHT Out!
2008
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/23/
lifestyle/lifestyle_30063060.php
http://www.unicef.org/thailand/reallives_7764.html
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?cat_id=25
http://www.thedurgas.com/retro.php
2006-2007
http://www.trixrosenphotography.com/documentary/
insightout/insight-out.html
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35912
http://www.unicef.org/emerg/disasterinasia/index_36574.html
http://www.thebestof.co.uk/nichenews/photographers/
tsunami%20children%20become%20photographers
http://www.unicef.org/emerg/files/Thaiinsightoutphotoessay.pdf
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1818292.htm
http://www.abouttheimage.com/
For My Mother by Burin Klatalay (Pead). http://web.mac.com/yutakasagara/InSIGHT_Out_
Temporary/Pead.html
A Peaceful Family by Aung Soe Win http://web.mac.com/yutakasagara/InSIGHT_Out_Temporary
/A_Peaceful_Family.html
Behind The Scenes Poster http://web.mac.com/yutakasagara/InSIGHT_Out_
Temporary/BTS_Poster.html
Magazine and Newspaper Publications
Television Broadcast
• Amana
Magazine (January 2008)
• Life
Goes On Project Magazine (June 2007)
• Law
Magazine for the Ultimate Insider Analysis,
Thailand (June - Sept 2007)
• Asian Wall Street
Journal
• Asian
Geo Magazine (July 2007)
• Inter Press Service
News Agency
• Bangkok
Post (December 24, 2006)
• Bangkok
Post, cover story Guru Magazine (July 2006)
• The Nation, cover story
Focus features section
• Thai Day, cover story
features section
• Asia Books New Arrivals
Magazine
• Monkey Youth Magazine
• Dateline Magazine,
FCCT
Television Broadcast, FCCT
• Associated Press TV, Feature, May 2007
• Channel 5 Thailand, June 2007
• Outlook Channel, Art
de Siam, Half-hour documentary, April 2007
• CNN International, December
2006
• ABC Australia, December
2006
• TBS Tokyo Broadcasting
Japan, December 2006
• Channel 11 Thailand,
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