Awards

Modelled after the prestigious Pictures of the Year International (POYi), POY Asia was created in 2020 to honour the work of photographers from Asia. Lillian’s portrait series “One Year On: The Women Determined to Work in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan” was part of an agency project to present the country one year after the Taliban took power. This portrait series, shot in Kabul, Kandahar and Herat provinces, shows Afghan women who are determined to continue working and studying under the Taliban, as they speak about their experiences since the takeover, as well as their future hopes and dreams.

A complete set of the images can be found in AFP News by:  #JRW22

About Lillian Suwanrumpha

Lillian Suwanrumpha is a Thai-American photographer and mixed media artist based in Bangkok. Graduating in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts (University of the Arts, London), her work has been featured in group exhibitions including Future Map '10 at the Zabludowicz Collection and Nothing In The World But Youth at Turner Contemporary.

Focusing on spot news, human rights, sports and community-centred issues, she has been published in Asian Correspondent, The New York Times blog, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, New Internationalist, and Index on Censorship.