{"product_id":"alasig","title":"Alasig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Alasig’\u003c\/strong\u003e, which means joy in Bajau language is a collaborative photography Zine between Malaysian documentary photographer \u003cstrong\u003eByron Mohammad Hamzah\u003c\/strong\u003e and the stateless children of Semporna in Sabah, Malaysia. Since 2024, Mohammad Hamzah has been volunteering teaching art and photography at Borneo Komrad, an NGO that provides free education to stateless children and youths in the state of Sabah by establishing free ‘Alternative Schools’ around the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work forms part of his overarching documentary photo-project entitled ‘Bunga danTembok – Pemuda-Pemuda Tidak Berwarganegara Semporna’ (The Flower and The Wall – The Stateless Youths of Semporna), which is a nuanced exploration of the lives of stateless children from the Bajau Laut community through various collaborative photographic activities and imaging interventions with the students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe project was a finalist at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.parisphoto.com\/en-gb\/program\/Carte-Blanche-Students-2025\/Byron-Mohammad-Hamzah.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParis Photo Carte Blanche Award\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.parisphoto.com\/en-gb\/program\/Archives-Paris-Photo\/2025_program\/Carte-Blanche-Students-2025.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand won third place at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/whatson\/exhibitions\/2025\/taylor-wessing-photo-portrait-prize\/prize-winners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTaylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApart from the students’ artworks and writings seen in this zine, the students were also involved in the zine design and image sequencing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of the proceeds made from the sale of this zine will be donated back to the organisation for the upkeep and management of the schools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byronhamzah.com\/?utm_source=ig\u0026amp;utm_medium=social\u0026amp;utm_content=link_in_bio\u0026amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnw_dEWthUU2kgRl-sFuRSslT1mvbcUYAesHLO52sGOW736mhKfLrmYc2HG4Y_aem_09pNzb0Odh1Z9m7v69Ifdg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eByron Mohammad Hamzah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a Malaysian documentary photographer and has a Masters in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from University of the Arts, London. His worksHamzahbeen featured in the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2025 and 2023, Paris Photo Carte Blanche Award and Merlinka Photo Festival 2022 in Belgrade. Mohammad Hamzah was also a winner in the 2020 Portrait of Britain Photography Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English and Malay\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover | 60 pages \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 148 x 210 mm\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition of 200\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Byron Hamzah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44929836056776,"sku":"BH-0126-001","price":50.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1072\/4296\/files\/TintabudiShop-3_fbab79f9-9b2a-4b06-951d-16281d78f1e3.png?v=1769861594","url":"https:\/\/tintabudi.com\/products\/alasig","provider":"Tintabudi Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}