Honorable Mention / 2019 / Portraiture / Family

• Photographer
  Audrey Edler, United States
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  audreyjeane

I met Pureve in 2018 on my first visit to the Dukha nomadic reindeer herding Community in Northern Mongolia. She took amazing care of us, bringing firewood in the middle of the night to keep our teepee warm and always welcoming us into her home any time of day. On this visit (my second to the region), I was able to see how immense her love and compassion reaches as she spent time with her Grandson, Tugsbilguun. Their relationship was so beautiful and nurturing and filled with patience. It was hard not to be captivated by them both.