Local Life 01 - Limited Edition 1 of 25 Photograph

Vansanaphon VONGXAYNHA or Maxie, a graduated student in management from Vientiane capital, Lao P.D.R. After graduating from high school, His friends and him have founded "Langkorng" (Lao for “Behind the camera”), a Lao photographers club, which is the biggest photography community in Laos at the present. The main purpose of "Langkorng" is to create local charity through photography and arts. Since 2010, Maxie has being served as the Managing Director for "Langkorng" and succeeded cooperation with numerous organizations and companies including the Lao Journalist Association, French Institute or Lao-Singapore Friendship Club. His team have organized many workshops for Lao youth photographers, photo exhibitions, and projects for supporting the society in both in Vientiane and rural areas in Laos. . The latter brought "Langkorng" accreditation and support by the U.S. Embassy to organize workshop and exhibitions for Lao journalists from twelve newspapers around Laos. And has been supported by the Canada Fund to organize awareness raising project about human-trafficking for 10,000 children through photography, arts and activities, in 2015 to 2016. . Besides working with "Langkorng" and working as a photographer for TripAdvisor in Japan since 2016, Maxie has also done many volunteering activities such as being a volunteer for Lao Red Cross, 22nd SEAGAMES, Charity events, etc. Back in May 2012, He had founded his own production team, named "UNBORDER" .With the purpose of giving inspiration, empower people and society in Laos, Maxie and his team had been travelling and filming documentary-traveling video proram in Asia.