BLOSSOMED FROM ASHES
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerMauro De Bettio, Spain
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Date of Photograph31/10/2022
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StudioMauro De Bettio
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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.
Mauro De Bettio is an internationally recognized photographer and storyteller capturing the heart of remote and complex worlds. His work documents acid attack survivors in Bangladesh, Manila’s prisons, life in Afghanistan, the dreams of African slum ballerinas, and Asia’s largest sex worker communities. In 2021, he founded the Malaika Foundation to support food, healthcare, and opportunities for brighter futures, giving voice to the voiceless.
Awards 2025 - Overall Winner Our Nature Photo Awards
2025 - Photographer Of The Year 1839 Awards - Storytelling category
2025 - 1st Prize Winner Istanbul Photo Awards - Single Portrait
2025 - Winner Travel Photographer of the Year: The People’s Choice Award
2024 - Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris
2024 - Winner World Water Day Photo Contest
2023 - Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris
2022 - Overall Winner American Photography Open
2022 - Overall Winner FIIPA
2021 - ND Photographer of the Year
2021 - Winner URBAN Photo Award
2020 - Winner Portrait of Humanity
2020 - Overall Winner AAP
2018 - Winner Malta International Photo Award
2018 - Winner National Geographic Italy
2018 - Winner American Photography Open
2018 - Winner LENSCULTURE Portrait Awards