Ash and Dust
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerRoberto Pazzi, Italy
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Date of Photograph21/02/2020
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Portrait of a Mundari boy (South Sudan).
The Mundari are cattle herders who live in symbiosis with their Ankole Watusi cattle.
They use the ash created by the fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes.
In a cattle camp, young boys are doing most of the daily work collecting the fresh cow dung and putting it into piles which are then set on fire to repel the (extremely) numerous and voracious mosquitoes of the area.
They are sleeping with the cows with few adult guardinas.
The ash from dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.
Born in Italy and educated as an engineer, Roberto Pazzi is a documentary and cultural photographer whose work explores people, communities, and the relationship between identity, culture, and place.
His work has been published by renowned publications around the world, and he is also the author of HUMANKIND, a premium limited-edition volume presenting a curated selection of his work in large format.
Based in Spain, Roberto collaborates with Nomad Photo Expeditions, where he leads immersive photographic journeys to some of the world’s most remote and culturally vibrant regions.
Awards 2026
Photographer of the Year - London Photography Awards
Category Winner of the Year - European Photography Awards
2025
Winner - 23rd Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
Photographer of the Year - European Photography Awards
Photographer of the Year - 500px Global Photography Awards
Category Winner of the Year - Global Photography Awards
Category Winner of the Year - New York Photography Awards
Category Winner of the Year - London Photography Awards
2024
Category Winner of the Year - New York Photography Awards
Silver Winner - Natural Density Awards | Series
Silver Winner - Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)
2023
Winner - 21st Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
Winner - Chromatic Photography Awards
Winner - The Artist Gallery Annual Awards
Gold Winner - Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA)
Silver Winner - Vienna Photography Awards (VIEPA)
2022
Silver Winner - Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)
2021
Photographer of the Year - Global Photography Awards (GPA)
Photographer of the Year - 500px Global Photography Awards
Category Winner of the Year - Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA)
Winner - Visual International Photo Awards (VIPA)
Winner - MonoVisions
Gold Winner - Natural Density Awards
Silver Winner - Vienna Photography Awards (VIEPA)
2020
Winner - Photo Is Light World Contest (PIL WC)
Silver Winner - Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA)
Silver Winner - ONE EYELAND