Marianto's trips

My Scholarship entry - A personal journey in the Drakensberg Mountains

South Africa | Monday, January 14, 2013 | 5 photos

At the age of 19 I had a family tragedy when I abruptly lost my younger brother, something that completely changed my life and the way I see it. After many years of a grief process I can finally say I’m moving on. During that period, photography started to be a way for me to see the world - I struggled when it came to photographing people, letting my guard down and allowing for that connection to occur. Last year, after obtaining my degree in anthropology, I decided to travel to South Africa to improve my photography skills, focusing on wildlife and landscape.
The reason why I want this scholarship is because I will take advantage of it in every way: learn about culture by getting to experiment it first hand, grow as a photographer, traveler, writer. This scholarship would allow me to photograph people like I haven’t done so before. During my trip to South Africa I realized how much I enjoy meeting and learning about people and cultures, and now I wish to be able to capture this in images. Going on this amazing journey will allow me to define my future, putting to use my anthropological knowledge, my passion for travel and photography and start the career and life I dream of.