3rd Place winner
Lost Childhood
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After four consecutive days of walking without food and water in extremely harsh conditions, the family is entering into Bangladesh for the hope of survival after fleeing Myanmar. A Rohingya child and his siblings have no energy left to move forward and along everyone they fell asleep in the water. In desperate circumstances more than 7, 00,000 Rohingya refuge fled Myanmar and entered to southern Bangladesh since late August, 2017.My Photo series ‘Lost Childhood’ reveals the struggle of Rohingya refugee children and their plight to be alive. In desperate circumstances more than 320,000 Rohingya refugee children fled Myanmar and entered to southern Bangladesh since late August, 2017. Rohingya refugee children face a perilous future; still their hope is that they are alive. The series reflects the vulnerability of Rohingya children and their desperation for life in adverse climate. These children witnessed the violence and death and this experience lead them in an uncertain destiny with hunger, diseases and losses. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.