Woman sculptor using machinery to create an image of Buddha.

Kyaw Zay Yar Lin is an award-winning 27-year-old lifestyle, journalism, travel, landscape, street, and portrait photographer from Mandalay and Sagaing, Myanmar, who studied under AFP Myanmar’s chief photographer U Ye Aung Thu.

Comments from the judges:

“Interesting and thoughtful composition.”

“I loved the framing of this photo, which offers a unique point of view on the pictured artistic practice.”