1st Place winner
Moksha
DESCRIPTION
Portrait of a sadhu (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India).The pose of the sadhu and the birds on his back are intendeed to represent the liberation after death (moksha) from the cycle of reincarnations which, as per Hinduism belief, is possible only in a few sacred places such as Varanasi.
On the background, the Manikarnika ghat, one of the oldest and most sacred cremation grounds in all of Hinduism.
AUTHOR
Award-winning and published travel photographer who organizes and leads photo expeditions to the remotest cultures in the world.Awards:
2024 PX3 - Silver Winner
2024 IPA - Honorable Mention
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
