Rangoon – Tom Vater

Generation Democracy: Jerry Ink and the Burmese Tattoo Scene in RISE TATTOO

April 21, 2016April 25, 2016tomLeave a Comment

Laure Siegel reports on Yangon‘s tattoo scene and one of its shops – Jerry Ink. Photos by me and Rāj Hegde for French magazine RISE TATTOO this month. We had a great time spending a day with tattooists Jerry Api and Sweetz Sweetz. Big thanks to Mg Mg Tha Myint for the connect.

Let’s Visit Burma – Tom Vater on the pros and cons of tourism in Burma

November 7, 2010September 15, 2012tomLeave a Comment

As the Burmese generals celebrate another well-deserved victory today – no, not the election results which are a foregone conclusion, but the staunch support the regime receives from China, India and Thailand, while European and American businesses are doing their best to get around sanctions so that, they say, Myanmar does not become a province […]