Flowers have the extraordinary ability to give satisfaction by seeing their unique beauty. Just
like the flowers, so are the scars of Wycliffe's past.
Wycliffe was born and raised in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. He was left alone with his
sisters that evening when the house caught fire on his second birthday. Wycliffe believes the fire gave him the gift of the most beautiful scars he has ever seen. His new
skin houses his tragic past and the real Wycliffe, the true self that no one else can ever be. He
gets to be here and be him, so he wants to be everything in his dreams.
Born and raised in a little village in the Italian Alps, now based in Barcelona, Mauro already felt from young age the desire to tell. He discovered that the camera was the right tool for him, the eye through which he could speak to the world. An instrument that began to walk by his side towards a long journey of discovery.
“Although it is difficult to express, I think that the photograph represents my way of speaking and what I try to do through my language is to capture the sense of what I breathe and touch with my hands".
Awards 2nd prize in 'PEOPLE' category of IPOTY - International Photographer of the Year 2017
5 Honorable Mentions on 17th INTERNATIONAL CHROMATIC PHOTO AWARDS 2017
Jurors Picks LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
2nd prize 2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards
Finalist American Photo Awards 2018
2nd Winner National Geographic Award (Italian) 2017
1st Category Winner FIIPA Award 2018
3rd place ND AWARDS 2017
1st category Winner Urbanphotoawards 2017
1st Winner National Geographic Award (Italian) 2018
