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Moksha
The pose of the sadhu and the birds on his back are intendeed to represent the liberation after death (moksha) from the cycle of reincarnations which, as per Hinduism belief, is possible only in a few sacred places such as Varanasi.
On the background, the Manikarnika ghat, one of the oldest and most sacred cremation grounds in all of Hinduism.
AWARDS:
Silver Winner | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2024
Winner | Smithsonian Magazine Photo Awards 2023
Gold Winner | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Winner | Chromatic Photography Awards 2023
Winner | The Artist Gallery Travel Photo Awards 2023
Silver Winner | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
Bronze Winner | reFocus World Photo Annual Awards 2023
Honorable Mention | IPA (International Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | APA (Annual Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | ND Photo Awards 2023
Honorable Mention | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2023
Honorable Mention (Double) | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention (Double) | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
FIAP Honorable Mention | Salon Int. Ciutad de Ceuta 2023
Honorable Mention | EPEX (España Photo Awards) 2023
Finalist | 500px GPA (500px Global Photo Awards) 2023
Silver Winner | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2022
Winner | GPA (Global Photo Awards) 2021
Winner | 500px GPA (500px Global Photo Awards) 2021
Winner | MonoVisions Awards 2021
Winner | VIPA (Visual Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Gold Winner | ND 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
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Portrait of a sadhu (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India).The pose of the sadhu and the birds on his back are intendeed to represent the liberation after death (moksha) from the cycle of reincarnations which, as per Hinduism belief, is possible only in a few sacred places such as Varanasi.
On the background, the Manikarnika ghat, one of the oldest and most sacred cremation grounds in all of Hinduism.
about the photographer
Award-winning and published travel photographer who organizes and leads photo expeditions to the remotest cultures in the world.AWARDS:
Silver Winner | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2024
Winner | Smithsonian Magazine Photo Awards 2023
Gold Winner | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Winner | Chromatic Photography Awards 2023
Winner | The Artist Gallery Travel Photo Awards 2023
Silver Winner | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
Bronze Winner | reFocus World Photo Annual Awards 2023
Honorable Mention | IPA (International Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | APA (Annual Photo Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | TIFA (Tokyo Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention | ND Photo Awards 2023
Honorable Mention | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2023
Honorable Mention (Double) | BIFA (Budapest Int. Foto Awards) 2023
Honorable Mention (Double) | VIEPA (Vienna Int. Photo Awards) 2023
FIAP Honorable Mention | Salon Int. Ciutad de Ceuta 2023
Honorable Mention | EPEX (España Photo Awards) 2023
Finalist | 500px GPA (500px Global Photo Awards) 2023
Silver Winner | PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2022
Winner | GPA (Global Photo Awards) 2021
Winner | 500px GPA (500px Global Photo Awards) 2021
Winner | MonoVisions Awards 2021
Winner | VIPA (Visual Int. Photo Awards) 2021
Gold Winner | ND 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
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