My name is Yam G-Jun, you can call me (G). I’m a documentary photographer based in Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia, formerly photographer at The Associated Press.
(I’m currently available for commission internationally)
Fun fact: a big foodie, a fitness geek, bjj white belt, speak English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, a bit of Malay and learning Japanese.
Holds a B.A. from Columbia College Chicago, an alumnus of Eddie Adams Workshop XXIV and the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. Published work can be found at The New York Times, Le Monde, The Financial Times, Getty Images, Rest of World, Asian Development Bank, USAID, etc.
Quaterly Update
National Geography Explorer - Level 1 Grant (2023-2024)
Will be in Ladakh, India in between Oct. - Nov. 2023
Recently shot for: USIAD, IMF, ADB, Atavist Magazine, Rhythms Monthly Magazine and pursuing two personal project.
What Am I Reading
Agent Sonya: Moscow Most Daring Spy by Ben Macintyre
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael Sandel
The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
War by Sebastian Junger
In Other News
Early Announcement: Moving to Taiwan in Early 2024
Starting a new business exporting Kyrgyz organic produce to Malaysia.
Awards & Recognitions
National Geography Explorer 2023
POYAsia Sport Category Award of Excellence - 2022
Eddie Adams Workshop Award - 2021
Smithsonian Magazine 17th Photo Contest - 2019
Fischetti Scholarship - 2017
Stud Terkel Scholarship - 2017
Presidential Scholarship - 2016-2017
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship - 2016-2017
Associate College Press - Spot News Photo Excellence Award Finalist - 2016
