Donate to help replace my photography gear

Hi, I am a photojournalist, filmmaker, and activist and I need to replace my photo camera gear.

My name is Hong Sar, I am a Burmese refugee. I started a new life in the US with my family after fleeing the military regime in Burma/Myanmar in the spring of 2021. I had to leave everything behind, including all my camera gear, which was my means of a career as a photojournalist and photographer.

This GoFundMe campaign is to restart my photography here in the US, as a way to support my family here as we assimilate into American Culture and the refugee community.

This GoFundMe campaign is for basic camera equipment to get me set up to take on photo and video work opportunities that I am already being asked to do for Postindustrial Media, and other NGO outlets, and for a personal project I am undertaking to document the refugee experience in the greater Pittsburg area. I have also been working with Off Ramp Films, since the moment I got off the plane to document my adjustment to life here. I will use this new gear to shoot video for this project too.

CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTO SESSION: Post Industrial photos by Hong Sar

This GoFundMe goal is for a Sony photo Camera package of $6000.

• A Sony A7 camera, 24-70 zoom Lens, a flash unit, batteries, and a tripod.

• Donating $ 1000 or more will get you an 11x17 digital photo print from one of 4 photographs done in Burma [4 photos below, at the bottom to choose from]

• Donating $ 500 or more will give you a photographic portrait session with me of you or your pet if you are a local to the Pittsburg and Indiana PA area.

• Support with $40 or more and receive a thank-you photo postcard.

• Support with $20 and receive access to my Slide Show on Burma.

• By sharing this page, sending it to your friends, and spreading the word about my work will help me a lot to get to my goal.

To see my current work check out:

Hongsar website

More about me, Hong Sar:

Hong Sar took portraits at an event hosted by our company for a nonprofit we support, Team Zubair. It was the first time we brought together volunteers, grantees, and donors in person. Hong Sar captured this celebratory event with sensitivity and depth. I would strongly recommend him for portraiture, editorial photography, and event photography. -Kimberly Palmiero -- CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Postindustrial Media

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About me, Hong Sar in Burma: Hong Sar began his photography career while living in a refugee camp on the border of Thailand and Burma. He has worked as a photographer for the Mizima News, Human Rights Education Institution of Burma, and done work for the BBC. He’s documented then-President Barack Obama and the Pope in visits to Burma. He was born in present-day Myanmar during a period of civil war. He lives Western Pennsylvania, after fleeing his country for his safety.