Beyond Ordinary

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Ecuador | Thursday, May 30, 2013 | 5 photos

I am High-School sport teacher, but i found myself gravitating toward documentary photography, which i find to be my main aspiration and ambition

At the beginning of 2011 i joined a volunteer humanitarian mission with an aid association 'Kolajna Ljubavi', for relief work in the tribes of National Park Ngorongoro in Tanzania.

I returned from that journey with valuable material, which i formatted and presented at a fundraising exhibit, the proceeds of which i directed towards the people that received me again on my following visit at the end of the year. As a return visitor, the natives were much more open to me, offering warm hospitality and an exclusive opportunity that allowed me to participate in some remarkable events closed to outsiders.

Indigenous settlers of the Amazon, and existence of Brazilian favela slum dwellers are subjects which i focused on in 2012, enhancing my portfolio as a documentary photographer.

My inspirations and stimulus come from researching and following the trends in photojournalism, as well as my determination to focus and devote my time and skills exclusively to photo-reporting