honorable mention
Joakim Steyls belgium
title
Job Stoppers
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entry description
I wanted to create a series of black and white portraits of people with facial tattoos, whilst telling their background stories. More specifically I wanted to take away the prejudice and stigma that lies on having facial tattoos by telling my audience how amazing all these people are and by explaining what they do in life. Facial tattoos are often described as "job stoppers" because in a lot of cases it can minimize the chance be hired. While posting these portraits on Instagram I always include in the caption what these people to in their daily lives and try to describe what motivates them. I started the series in the beginning of the year and have met about 25 people in the meantime. I'm truly grateful for getting the chance to meet all these inspiring people and for being to tell their stories.back to gallery