Honorable Mention / 2022 / Portraiture / Culture

FREE, BUT IMPURE

In contrast to Pakistani culture Kalash women seem to enjoy a certain freedom . However because of the concept of purity and impurity ingrained in their religion the woman considered impure, is relegated to being subordinated to men on the basis of her physiology. The consideration of pragata, impure is a huge limitation of their daily mobility from bathing and washing their clothes outside the home to having to abandon it during menstruation or childbirth to isolate themselves in the bashaleni which is a historic patriarchal strategy that continues to prevent the empowerment of Kalash women.

Awards -PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS HONORABLE MENTION 2021
-1º PLACE Editorial/Press/ Environmental IPA 2020
-BRONZE WINNING People-Life Style BIFA 2019
-FINALIST SIENA International Photo Awards 2019
- 3ª Place Editorial/Press/ Environmental IPA 2019
- LATIN IPA Honorable Mention Portrait Category 2017
- Honorable Mention SONY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2016