Author Name: Prashant Kapoor

Author Location: Singapore, Singapore

Submission Title: Burmese boat kitchen for laborers

Submission Statement: During hundreds of missions to some of the most beautiful countries in the world, some of the most difficult photos to take are that of women. There is always a reluctance to invade their space and privacy. This series is about micro- entrepreneurs. Women often take on these small scale efforts to supplement their income and sometimes are the key to reducing food poverty for their children.

This Burmese woman runs her own food business serving hot food to the daily wage laborers who mine sand for a living. Her face is covered with a home-made sunscreen.

Comments from the judges:

Karen Dias: “This photograph invokes a sense of curiosity in me, I want to know more about the woman cooking, the boat, the child in the background, the setting in the image. It's a lovely slice of life image.”

Katie Jett Walls: “A dynamic composition elevates a mundane moment, and I'm very drawn to the earthy colors of the outer edges of frame encircling the colorful elements inside the boat.”