The Young Breeder

• Prize
  Silver in People/Culture
• Photographer
  Roberto Pazzi
• Technical Info
  Nikon D810 with NIkon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
• Photo Date
  21/02/2020

Portrait of a Mundari child with a bull of the cattle (South Sudan). The Mundari live in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important for them than their bovines. In their cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. Kids collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire. Those fires are useful as they repel the (extremely) numerous and voracious flies and mosquitoes of the South Sudanese countryside. The young kids with few adult guardinas are sleeping with the cows. The ash from dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.

Born in Italy and educated as an engineer, Roberto Pazzi is a documentary photographer whose work explores communities and the relationship between identity, culture, and place. His immersive approach has received recognition in international competitions and his work has been published by publications worldwide. At the heart of his practice lies HUMANKIND, a long-term project, exploring human identity and documenting cultures at risk of fading away. Based in Spain, Roberto collaborates with Nomad Photo Expeditions, where he leads photographic journeys to remote regions.