TITLE: The Young Breeder

Portrait of a Mundari child with a bull of the cattle (South Sudan).
Mundari are cattle herders of South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, who dedicate their lives to the care of their cattle. The Mundari live in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important for them than their bovines.
In the cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. They collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire to repel the numerous and voracious mosquitoes of the area.
Mundari also use the ash created by these fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes. They massage their animals twice a day.
When the herd come back from grazing the dust lift by the cattle, the smoke of the fires lighted on agains mosquitoes and the sun light, make the atmosphere of the camp almost mystical.
The young kids and the guardinas are sleeping with the cows. The ash from dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.

AUTHOR: Roberto Pazzi (Italy)

Award-winning and published travel photographer who organizes and leads photo expeditions to the remotest cultures in the world.

Awards:
2023 VIEPA (Vienna International Photo Awards) - Silver Winner
2023 VIEPA (Vienna International Photo Awards) - Honorable Mention 1
2023 VIEPA (Vienna International Photo Awards) - Honorable Mention 2
2023 PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) - Honorable Mention
2022 PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) - Silver Winner
2021 GPA (Global Photo Awards) - Winner
2021 500px GPA (500px Global Photography Awards​) - Winner
2021 MonoVisions Awards - Winner
2021 VIPA (Visual International Photo Awards) - Winner
2021 ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) - Gold Winner
2021 MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards) - Gold Winner
2021 VIEPA (Vienna International Photo Awards) - Silver Winner
2021 Chromatic Photo Awards - Bronze Winner
2021 BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards) - Bronze Winner
2021 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) - Bronze Winner
2021 APA (Annual Photography Awards) - Honorable Mention
2021 VIEPA (Vienna International Photo Awards) - Honorable Mention
2021 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) - Honorable Mention​
2020 PIL WC (Photo Is Light World Contest) - Winner
2020 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) - Silver Winner
2020 ONE EYELAND - Silver Winner
2020 35Awards - Runner-Up
2020 TPOTY (Nikon Travel Photography of The Year) - Runner-Up
2020 ND Awards (Natural Density Photo Awards) - Honorable Mention