Honorable Mention

A Mother's Hold, A Child's World
DESCRIPTION
In a quiet, sacred moment deep within Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, a Surma tribe mother and child share an intimate embrace that speaks to the soul of human connection.In this fleeting gesture lies a timeless truth: that deep human bonds begin not in words, but in presence, touch, and the silent language of trust.
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.