‘Burma’s Plea’ to raise funds for Burma Campaign UK

Friday, 27 January 2012 21:44 Mizzima News

(Mizzima) – “Burma’s Plea,” a 407-page photo album of life in Burma by award-winning photographer Dimitra Stasinopoulou can be purchased from the Thailand-Burma Border Consortium. The funds from the sale by the TBBC will be donated to Burma Campaign UK.

Dimitra Stasinopoulou was born in Athens in 1953. After completing her studies, she worked in the banking sector for 20 years, and later on took up photography.

Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, writes in the introduction: "What the remarkable photographs in this book reveal are the people behind the statistics, and the lives and diversity of the ordinary people in one of the most extraordinary countries in the world.

“They show the beauty of its landscape, the unique architecture, and most of all, the character and essence of the people. It is a unique collection of a nation at work, at play, and at prayer. Burma is a country where people are quick to smile, but where a dark sadness lies beneath. It is all captured here, and the images will not easily be forgotten.”

This private edition is available in Thailand from TBBC’s Bangkok office for 1,500 baht each. For more information, contact tbbcbkk@tbbc.org