Apatani are a tribe living in northeastern India. In the valley where Apatani lived, women were considered very beautiful, were captured by members of the neighbouring tribe. To prevent this from happening, the village elders forced all women to insert wooden nasal plugs and have facial tattoos to make them less attractive to their captors. This ancient practice was maintained until the 1970’s, when it was stopped by missionaries. Today there are only few old women with these characteristics.
Alessandro Malaguti enters the world of photography and after various approaches he finds his inspiration in travel photography making it a real passion. During his travels around the world, he is interested in discovering different cultures entering into empathy with various ethnic groups, in full respect of people and their customs, he menages to capture emotions, looks and traditions. His purpose, beyond that of transmitting the beauty of cultural diversity, is also the artistic and emotional value of every shot.
Awards - Honorable Mention at ND Awards 2023, people: travel/culture
- 2nd place at Florence Biennale XIV 2023
- 2nd place at TTA II (Travel Tale Awards) 2022
- Finalist at HIPA (Hamdan Bin Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award) 2021-2022
- 2nd place at MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards) 2022, people/culture
- Particular Merit Mention at AAP (All About Photo Awards) 2022
- 3rd place at TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) 2021, people/culture
- Official Selection at TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) 2021
- Honorable Mention at BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards) 2021, advertising, travel/tourism
- Jury Top 5 and Best Of Show at IPA (International Photo Awards) 2021
- 1st place at IPA (International Photo Awards) 2021, special, travel/wanderlust
- Honorable Mention at PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2021
- Finalist at The Independent Photographer, Emerging Talent Awards 2021
