Eastern Light - The Asian Photography of Hans Kemp

An exhibition of exceptional photography featuring work from Hans’ latest book Burmese Light as well as other iconic Asian images.

Award winning Dutch photographer Hans Kemp has been traveling around Asia for over twenty-six years. During this time he lived in Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Saigon and Bangkok and worked as a bartender, a teacher and a tour guide before settling on a career in photography.

Kemp’s passion lies in his editorial work and book projects and he has been published to great acclaim in a wide variety of international newspapers and magazines such as GEO, Sud Deutsche Zeitung, Time, Panorama, Asahigraph, Reader’s Digest, and many others.

He has published several books of his work, of which perhaps the best known to date is the best-selling Bikes of Burden, (published by Visionary World) about the motorbike culture of Vietnam. Other titles are: Postcards from Vietnam, Hoi An - On the Dragon’s Back, Ardent Eye and Carrying Cambodia.

Many of the photos will be from his latest book, Burmese Light. These will showcase Burma, or Myanmar as the country is currently known, a moment in time. An otherworldly land, cloaked in mystery, bursting with visual splendor and amazing peoples, full of darkness and light, has thrown its doors open to the world. Burmese Light should serve as a visually illuminating introduction to a land that is unlike any other.

“A visually stunning look at the cultural, geographic, archeological and ethnic diversity and beauty of a country only
now stepping out of the shadows”
Bangkok Post

“Whether you are planning a visit or have recently traveled
to Myanmar, Hans Kemp’s magnificent photographs combined with Tom Vater’s illuminating text create an unforgettable portrait of a truly remarkable country where light, landscape and culture leave an everlasting impression.”
Art Wolfe – Renowned photographer and TV host of
Travels to The Edge.

“...brings Burma’s charms and complexities to the armchair
traveller.”
National Geographic Traveller.