Roma girls of Kelderari live in the village of Podvinogradovo in the Transcarpathian region and are one of the most closed communities in Ukraine. There is a strict law here that women must wear long skirts or dresses. Skirts often have so many layers and padding that they can weigh up to ten kilograms. Girls get married at the age of 12-13 and give birth to children. Their clothes, culture, traditions immerse you in a completely different amazing world.
Michael Dorohovich is a portrait and documentary photographer. Born in the small town of Uzhgorod in Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Author of successful photo projects in Ukraine, such as "Famous and interesting personalities of Transcarpathia", "Cultural ethnos of Transcarpathia", which were noted and awarded on many world platforms.Solo mountaineer and specialist in solo mountain trekking (he traveled the mountains of the Carpathians, Crimea, Caucasus, Alps, Altai, Kamchatka, Pamir, and Tien-Shan).Recorded his travels and ascents to the top of the world in photo landscapes.
Awards Winner of the Year - MONOVISIONS Black & White Photography Awards 2023 (single). London, United Kingdom.
1st Place - BLACK & WHITE PEOPLE SERIES OF THE YEAR 2023. MONOVISIONS Black & White Photography Awards 2023 (London,United Kingdom).
1st Place winner in "Tokyo International Foto Awards 2022", category Fine Art, (Tokyo,Japan).
1st Place in the two categories - People / Lifestyle and People / Family of the IPA — International Photography Awards 2024 (Los Angeles, California);
PLATINUM Winner of the "MUSE Photography Awards 2023", category Black & White Photography / People.
Laureate of the portrait award - STF (Shoot The Frame) Awards October 2022, April 2024 Thornbury, Australia.
GOLD Winner of the "London Photography Awards 2023" in 4 categories.
GOLD WINNER « London Photography Awards 2024», category People Photography / Culture «The unique Roma culture of Keldelari.», category People Photography / Lifestyle «Highland inhabitants of the Ukrainian Carpathians.»
GOLD Winner of the " EPA – EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023." in 4 categories.
GOLD Winner of the " EPA – EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023." in 2 categories.
GOLD Winner of the “GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2024” in the People Photography / Family category.
GOLD Winner in “ND Awards 2022” - category PEOPLE/PORTRAIT (series).
GOLD Winner in BIFA - Budapest International Foto Awards 2023, category Editorial / Personality.
GOLD Winner of the "MUSE Photography Awards 2023", category People Photography / Culture.
Finalist of the international photo contest "THE 83rd INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN" 2023.
2st Place Winner in “IPA - International Photography Awards 2022”, category People /Portrait, Non-Professional. Jury Top 5 Selection - Emanuele Cucuzza( Los Angeles, California.)
2st Place Winner in “MONOVISIONS Black & White Photography Awards 2022”
