TOKYO-2018 Book / Documentary

Exodus / Rohingya In Bangladesh

  • Prize
    Silver in Book/Documentary
  • Photographer
    Erberto Zani
  • Agency / Studio
    Www.erbertozani.com
  • Technical Info
    Canon 5d Mkiii + Sigma 24-105 F4 Dg Os Hsm
  • Photo Date
    October 2017

Rohingya's story is another genocide of our time, a Muslim minority living in north Rakhine region, a small state of Myanmar, were denied citizenship by a law enacted by its military government, so reducing their status to that of a stateless group. They were denied the right to own land or property and exposed them also to forced labour and routine violence, as rape and killings. Since 2017 more than 800,00 Rohingya crossed the border with Bangladesh. This is not an event from the past. It's happening.

Erberto Zani is an italian freelance photographer, journalist and photo books designer, based in Basel – Switzerland since 2016. Graduate at University of Parma in History of Arts, he spended several years as photographer in advertisement sector (1998-2004). Freelance since 2008, he cooperates with companies and magazines for photographs and editorial projects.