3rd Place winner
The Young Breeder
DESCRIPTION
Portrait of a Mundari child with one of the bulls of the herd (South Sudan). Mundari are cattle herders of South Sudan, the world's youngest country, who dedicate their lives to the care of their cattle. They live in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important for them than their bovines.
In the cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. They collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire to repel the numerous and voracious mosquitoes of the area. The Mundari also use the ash created by these fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes.
The young kids and the guardinas are sleeping with the cows. The ash from dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.
AUTHOR
Award-winning and published travel photographer who organizes and leads photo expeditions to the remotest cultures in the world.Awards:
2024 NY Photography Awards (Series, Professional) - Winner
2024 ND Awards (Series, Professional) - Silver Winner
2024 PX3 - Silver Winner
2023 Smithsonian Magazine Photo Awards - Winner
2023 TIFA - Gold Winner
2023 Chromatic Photography Awards - Winner
2023 The Artist Gallery Annual Awards - Winner
2023 VIEPA - Silver Winner
2023 reFocus World Photo Annual Awards - Bronze Winner
2022 PX3 - Silver Winner
2021 GPA (Global Photo Awards) - Winner
2021 500px GPA (500px Global Photography Awards?) - Winner
2021 MonoVisions Awards - Winner
2021 VIPA (Visual International Photo Awards) - Winner
2021 ND Awards - Gold Winner
2021 MIFA - Gold Winner
2021 VIEPA - Silver Winner
2021 Chromatic Photo Awards - Bronze Winner
2021 BIFA - Bronze Winner
2021 TIFA - Bronze Winner
2020 PIL WC (Photo Is Light World Contest) - Winner
2020 TIFA - Silver Winner
2020 ONE EYELAND - Silver Winner
