TIFA 2021 People / Culture

Nenets, Reindeer Herders

One of the most inhospitable places on earth for its extreme weather conditions is Siberia, where temperatures can drop below -40 degrees. Exactly in the Yamal Peninsula, in this frozen wasteland, over a thousand years ago Nenets settled, reindeer herders, leading a nomadic life to the limit of the bearable. Nenets live in the chum, which is the name of their reindeer skin tents, that they disassemble and reassemble during migrations looking for mosses and lichens which reindeer feed on. Although many of them carry on ancient traditions, over the years fewer and fewer decide to stay.


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      Alessandro Malaguti enters the world of photography and after various approaches he finds his inspiration in travel photography making it a real passion. During his travels around the world, he is interested in discovering different cultures entering into empathy with various ethnic groups, in full respect of people and their customs, he menages to capture emotions, looks and traditions. His purpose, beyond that of transmitting the beauty of cultural diversity, is also the artistic and emotional value of every shot.
    • Awards
      - Particular Merit Mention at AAP (All About Photo Awards) 2024 Magazine n.45, travels - Honorable Mention at ND Awards (Neutral Density Photography Awards) 2024, people: portrait - Honorable Mention at ND Awards (Neutral Density Photography Awards) 2024, people: travel/culture - Honorable Mention at PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2024, portraiture/culture - Particular Merit Mention at AAP (All About Photo Awards) 2023 Magazine n.37, travels - Honorable Mention at TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) 2023, people/culture - Honorable Mention at ND Awards (Neutral Density Photography Awards) 2023, people: travel/culture - 2nd place (International Contemporary Art Awards "Lorenzo Il Magnifico") Florence Biennale XIV, October 2023 - 2nd place at TTA II (Travel Tale Awards) 2022 - Finalist at HIPA (Hamdan Bin Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award) 2021-2022 - 2nd place at MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards) 2022, people/culture - Particular Merit Mention at AAP (All About Photo Awards) 2022 - 3rd place at TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) 2021, people/culture - Official Selection at TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) 2021 - Honorable Mention at BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards) 2021, advertising, travel/tourism - Jury Top 5 and Best Of Show at IPA (International Photo Awards) 2021 - 1st place at IPA (International Photo Awards) 2021, special, travel/wanderlust - Honorable Mention at PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris) 2021 - Finalist at The Independent Photographer, Emerging Talent Awards 2021
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