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Prison Camps in Northern Myanmar

Chinese photographer Lu Nan captures a revelatory documentation of hidden world of the prison camps in Northern Myanmar in Burma

Lu Nan

Lu-Nan A father shoots up heroin while his wife gives heroin to his daughter. Weimin Huang (father) is forty-five years old. Zhang Fujuan (the mother) is forty years old. Mingjie Huang (daughter) three a (...)
Lu-Nan Soldier with two heroin-using detainees, arrested for their addiction. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Young woman suffering from mental illness due to narcotics. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan One-and-a-half-year-old daughter serves sentence with her mother. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Guards with prisoners digging sand. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Prisoners catching and washing in rainwater. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Prisoners return to reformatory after work. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Two prisoners relieve themselves under guard. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Three bastinado strokes each, to punish five rule-breakers. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
Lu-Nan Six prisoners in a cell. Two play cards. Burma. 2006. © Lu-Nan | Magnum Photos
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