The Last Wash

• Prize
  Silver in Press/Feature Story
• Photographer
  Ian Flanders, Australia

'The Last Wash’ is a poignant and confronting photojournalistic project that intimately reveals the Islamic burial process, offering a rare and profound glimpse into a tradition steeped in reverence and ritual.

Washing the deceased in Islam is more than just cleansing – it's a sacred responsibility with its own rules and prerequisites with every step having wisdom behind it.

This body of work reflects the humility and acceptance inherent in the Islamic view of death, where the focus is not on mourning, but on honouring the inevitable truth that indeed, every soul shall taste death.