Kurt Tong

Born in Hong Kong in 1977, Kurt Tong has travelled widely and in 1999, co-founded Prema Vasam, a charitable home for disabled and disadvantaged children in Chennai, South India. Tong became a full-time photographer in 2003, winning the Luis Valtuena International Humanitarian Photography Award with his first picture story documenting the treatment of disabled children in India. He worked for many other NGOs and covered stories from Female Infanticide to ballroom dancers.


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