1st place
gold star award
Roberto Pazzi
italy Photo © Roberto Pazzi
title
The Morning Fire
The Mundari are herders of South Sudan, the world's youngest country, who dedicate their lives to the care of their cattle.
They live in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important for them than their bovines.
In their cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. They collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire to repel the numerous and voracious mosquitoes of the South Sudanese countryside.
The Mundari use the ash created by fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes.
The kids and few guardians are sleeping with the cows. The ash from fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.
AWARDS:
Winner | Chromatic Photography Awards 2023
Winner | The Artist Gallery Travel Photography Awards 2023
Silver Winner | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
Bronze Winner | reFocus World Photo Annual Awards 2023
Honorable Mention | ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention 1 | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention 2 | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2023
Honorable Mention 1 | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention 2 | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
FIAP Honorable Mention | Salon Int. Ciutad de Ceuta 2023
Honorable Mention | EPEX (España Photo Awards) 2023
Silver Winner | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2022
Winner | GPA (Global Photo Awards) 2021
Winner | 500px GPA (500px Global Photography Awards) 2021
Winner | MonoVisions Awards 2021
Winner | VIPA (Visual Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Gold Winner | ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) 2021
Gold Winner | MIFA (Moscow Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Silver Winner | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Bronze Winner | Chromatic Photo Awards 2021
Bronze Winner | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Bronze Winner | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Honorable Mention | APA (Annual Photography Awards) 2021
Honorable Mention | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Honorable Mention | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Winner | PIL WC (Photo Is Light World Contest) 2020
Silver Winner | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2020
Silver Winner | ONE EYELAND 2020
Honorable Mention | ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) 2020
Runner-Up | TPOTY (Nikon Travel Photography of The Year 2020
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entry description
Mundari children warming up in the cattle camp at sunrise (South Sudan).The Mundari are herders of South Sudan, the world's youngest country, who dedicate their lives to the care of their cattle.
They live in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important for them than their bovines.
In their cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. They collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire to repel the numerous and voracious mosquitoes of the South Sudanese countryside.
The Mundari use the ash created by fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes.
The kids and few guardians are sleeping with the cows. The ash from fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.
about the photographer
Award-winning and published travel photographer who organizes and leads photo expeditions to the remotest cultures in the world.AWARDS:
Winner | Chromatic Photography Awards 2023
Winner | The Artist Gallery Travel Photography Awards 2023
Silver Winner | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
Bronze Winner | reFocus World Photo Annual Awards 2023
Honorable Mention | ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention 1 | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention 2 | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2023
Honorable Mention 1 | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention 2 | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
FIAP Honorable Mention | Salon Int. Ciutad de Ceuta 2023
Honorable Mention | EPEX (España Photo Awards) 2023
Silver Winner | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2022
Winner | GPA (Global Photo Awards) 2021
Winner | 500px GPA (500px Global Photography Awards) 2021
Winner | MonoVisions Awards 2021
Winner | VIPA (Visual Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Gold Winner | ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) 2021
Gold Winner | MIFA (Moscow Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Silver Winner | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Bronze Winner | Chromatic Photo Awards 2021
Bronze Winner | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Bronze Winner | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Honorable Mention | APA (Annual Photography Awards) 2021
Honorable Mention | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Honorable Mention | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2021
Winner | PIL WC (Photo Is Light World Contest) 2020
Silver Winner | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2020
Silver Winner | ONE EYELAND 2020
Honorable Mention | ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) 2020
Runner-Up | TPOTY (Nikon Travel Photography of The Year 2020
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