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Kirby Ma

Kirby Ma

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OUTSIDER vs INSIDER

In the deserted villages in Mindanao Island of the Philippines, native Filipinos still live a primitive lifestyle and have darker skin color, traditional dialect, and culture, different from that of the local Filipinos. The fence symbolizes a cultural wall between the community and the modern world.

Awards

World Photo Annual

2024

Nominee

Photojournalism

Non Professional

Nominee

People

Non Professional

OUTSIDER vs INSIDER

In the deserted villages in Mindanao Island of the Philippines, native Filipinos still live a primitive lifestyle and have darker skin color, traditional dialect, and culture, different from that of the local Filipinos. The fence symbolizes a cultural wall between the community and the modern world.

About Artist

Kirby Ma

Kirby Ma is an award-winning passionate Chinese Canadian photographer based in Hong Kong, practicing street photography, portraits, landscape, cityscape, nature, and snap. With the work nature of previous career engagements in corporate business development, he stationed and traveled to different countries, namely North Korea, Egypt, the Philippines, Brazil, the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc., he developed a deep interest in its local culture and lifestyles. From a casual photography hobbyist, he becomes a passionate photographer. His vision is to share the joy of photography, bring more happiness, and inspire people through photographs taken from a positive perspective. ~ ~ AWARDS ~ ~ Year 2024 BIFA: 2 Bronze and 9 Honorable Mentions; PX3: 1 Bronze and 11 Honorable Mentions; TIFA: 1 Bronze and 10 Honorable Mentions; reFocus Awards: 16 Nominations; IPA: 3 Honorable Mentions; MonoVision: 1 Honorable Mention. Year 2023 BIFA: 1 Bronze and 2 Honorable Mentions; PX3: 1 Honorable Mention; IPA: 1 Honorable Mention.

Kirby Ma

Photographic Areas of Focus

Architecture, Landscapes, Nature, People, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, Travel

Location

Hong Kong

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