As a documentary photographer, I always seek the moment and the light in our everyday lives to tell human stories. I would like to tell stories about the importance of seafarer’s work through my unique perspective of the split screen view (bird's eye view of the ship deck and whirling blue ocean). This shot is an important and rare moment of a sailor working onboard the ship. Third officer carries out the inspection of Gas Tight Suit on board while sailing in the South Atlantic Ocean. The inspection is to make sure the gas tight suit is in good condition and ready for use in life-threatening emergencies like accidental gas leakages on chemical tankers. This is an vital maintenance job on board in order to save lives in marine emergencies. It was captured on the same vessel after 7 years of the first shot in the split-screen series. This split-screen view was seen from the bridge’s wings of the ship.

*Published on National Geographic YS Instagram page.

Location - South Atlantic Ocean Edition - 1/1 Dimension - 7000 x 4667

About Artist: Zay Yar Lin is an award-winning National Geographic YS photographer. He is a very accomplished travel and documentary photographer from Myanmar. He is also a ship captain by profession. He began his photography since 2013 after being fascinated by the works of National Geographic photographers. He mainly focuses on daily life, portraits and culture; images that tell stories of people and sense of the places. He always seeks the moment and the light in the capture of travel pictures and tries to use his photographic instinct to transform ordinary into extraordinary. He creates narrative images that convey emotion, mood, narrative, ideas and messages. In 2016, one of his photos was first published in National Geographic printed Magazine, which was published in July. He has been named Grand Prize Winner in many prestigious photography competitions including American Photography Open, Travel Photography Competition UK, CGAP Photo Contest and Chang Fine Art Photo Contest. He is a lifetime member of the Myanmar photographic Society. He was awarded Best Photographer of the Year in Myanmar twice. He has been recognized in published, recognized and awarded in the prestigious photography competitions such as National Geographic, NIKON, SONY, HIPA, SIENA, IPA, Xposure International Photography Festival and American Photography Open, etc. He achieved EFIAP distinction by FIAP organization. He serves as a jury member in some international photography competitions. He also does photo tours in Myanmar and overseas. He believes photography can capture a powerful story telling images. His purpose is to document human stories as much as he can and to share those stories to bring positive change to the world.

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