Honorable Mention

Anatolia's Sufism
DESCRIPTION
Whirling dervishes belong to the Mevlevi order, founded in the 13th century by poet and mystic Rumi in Konya, Turkiye. Their spinning is a sacred meditation, not performance. The Seyh, seen as Allah’s representative, leads the sema ritual with grace, devotion, and spiritual authority. AUTHOR
Although a Civil Engineer in profession, I turned out as an amateur travel photographer having traveled to numerous countries around the world such as Ethiopia, India, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Benin, Haiti, Cuba etc. My main goal is to capture the uniqueness of the local cultures and the life of the people in the most remote places of our world, emphasizing on syncretism between rare religions and rituals. My pictures have been awarded multiple awards in many prestigious photo competitions and have been published in many books and magazines.