Torn

• Prize
• Photographer
  Marinka Masséus, Netherlands
• Studio
  Marinka Masséus Photography

In the Northern part of Namibia live many female Angolan refugees.
They sought refuge from the brutal Angolan Civil war which lasted
from 1975 -when Angola got independent from Portugal- until 2002.
Before that, Angola was torn apart for decades in an armed struggle
for independence. This country and its people faced over 40 years of
violence and war.

This series visualizes the psychological impact of being torn between
two countries when forced to live somewhere else due to war and
violence. Every day carrying the memories of the horrors as well as
the love and longing for one's motherland.

• Awards
  New Dutch Talent 2014 Exhibition Linden Museum Stuttgart, Germany- June 2014 Published 1x.com Yearbook Passion - Dec 2013 3 times shortlisted TPOTY Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 2nd Prize Photographer of the Year 2013, Zoom Magazine