1st place
gold star award
Tanya Sharapova
russian federation 
title
Inked
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entry description
The Burmese government banned making tattoos on women faces in 1975, but some tattoo masters made tattoos for girls despite the ban. If before tattooing face made women invisible in their society, then nowadays if you have a tattoo on your face - you are special. The youngest girl with a tattoo I met is now 28 years old. Each woman has her own personal story and her attitude towards face tattoos. Most tattoos were made by force at a very young age, from 5 to 16 years old. Some of the women did not remember the age when they had been tattooed and simply showed me their height at that moment with gestures. Some of them are embarrassed about their face, some got accustomed and love themselves.about the photographer
Born in Moscow, Russia, Tanya Sharapova spends most of her life traveling around the globe. With a passion of curious photographer, she explores rural and remote parts of our planet. Being enthused by the beauty of nature she travels extremely high in the mountains, trying to understand the traditions and culture she celebrates festivals with local people, willing to feel deeply and truly real life she lives with locals. Tanya Sharapova keeps on focusing on personal projects as well as working for selected magazines, among others are National Geographic, Asian Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ Travel.back to gallery
