Bronze in Press/Sports / 2025 / Press / Sports

• Prize
  Bronze in Press/Sports
• Photographer
  Athanasios Maloukos, Greece
• Website
  https://maloukos.com/
• Instagram
  @a.maloukos

Dambe is a traditional West African martial art form that originated among the Hausa people of north Nigeria back in the 10th century.
It is a form of bare knuckle boxing that emphasizes the use of the lead hand, known as the "spear", which is wrapped in cotton cord strips dipped in salt and allowed to dry for increased striking power. Some boxers would dip their spear in sticky resin mixed with broken glass; this, however, became an illegal practice.
The fights are intense and brutal, the rules are strict, but they are rarely been followed…

Although a Civil Engineer by profession, he turned out to be an amateur travel photographer having traveled to numerous countries around the world such as Ethiopia, India, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bolivia, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Benin, Haiti, Cuba etc. His main goal is to capture the uniqueness of the local cultures and the life of the people in the most remote places of our world. Recently graduated Anthropology of Religions at UCLA.

Awards His pictures have been awarded multiple awards in many prestigious photo competitions and have been published in many books and magazines.
Best New Talent of the Year, PX3
Portraiture Photographer of the Year PX3
1st place, IPA awards
Discovery of the Year, Finalist, IPA awards
1st place, Chromatic Awards
Travel Photographer of the Year, Judges Choice
Numerous Honorable Mentions, IPA awards
Masters Cup, Honorable Mentions, Nominee
Exposure Awards, Finalist
Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Finalist
ND Awards, Honorable Mention
Global Photo Travel Contest, Honorable Mentions