Lukas Birk (born 1982) is an Austrian photographer, archivist, and publisher. He is known for a visual archive work in Myanmar and research on Box Camera photography in Afghanistan. Birk has worked on photographic projects, films and visual research in China, South and South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. He has published numerous books on visual culture and photographic history.
He co-founded the Austro Sino Art Program (2008–2014) in Beijing, China and the SewonArtSpace in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He founded the Myanmar Photo Archive, Myanmar’s first public photography archive, and set up an accompanying publishing program. His publishing company Fraglich Publishing focuses on visual culture publications and limited edition prints.
Last update 2021-08-06