Tsaa Buga of the Taiga

• Prize
• Photographer
  Amardeep Singh, India
• Studio
  Willow & Boots

‘Tsaa Buga’ is what the Tsaatan nomads in the Northwest Taiga of
Mongolia, bordering Siberia, call their reindeer. No, you can't go
there by bus or jeep. It takes over 50 kilometres of riding
horseback on torturous Mongolian saddles, to reach their faraway
settlement. The Tsaatan are proud of their reindeer, and
understandably so - they provide them with milk, skin for clothes,
antlers for carving art and medicine, help in transport and, very
rarely, serve as meat.

• Awards
  A. Bronze - Tokyo International Foto Awards, 2017 B. 1 Honorable Mention - Spider B&W Awards, 2017 C. 1 Honorable Mention - IPA, US 2016 D. 1 Nominations - Spider B&W Awards, 2017 E. 3 Nominations - Spider B&W Awards, 2016 F. 2 Nominations - Spider B&W Awards, 2015