'Soil Is Our Mother'

• Prize
  Bronze in People/Culture
• Photographer
  Dimitris Sideridis
• Photo Date
  2023
• Website
  http://www.dimitrissideridis.com/

The Indian traditional form of wrestling (Kushti) dates back thousands of years and holds a special place in India’s culture Hundreds of young men from mostly poor rural areas move to the city of Kolhapur every year with the goal of becoming kushti champions Doing so will bring prestige fame and money but it’s an arduous journey The wrestlers train for years several hours a day, seven days a week in tough conditions Sharing tiny spaces they all cook together in groups and sleep on the floor United by their shared dream, they forge deep bonds that transcend the boundaries of a wrestling pit

• Biography
  D.Sideridis is a Greek photographer/filmmaker/visual artist whose award-winning work has appeared in some of the world’s biggest digital publications.He is the founder of Imagefields Lab, Athens-based film production company which focuses on producing documentary films, mixed media artworks, & organizes educational workshops.He has collaboration with Al Jazeera as a photo-editor and photojournalist.He also collaborates with CNN.He produces content on a wide range of social and anthropological issues.He holds a MA in “Photography and Visual Language” from Middlesex University, London.
• Awards
  2024 TIFA: Silver & Bronze W Soil is our mother BIFA: Gold & Bronze W Soil is our mother PX3 - State of the World: CSShortlist Soil is our mother PX3: HM Soil is our mother DODHO Mag.: The 100 Best Images of the Portrait Photography Aw. 2023 Monovisions B/W Phot. Aw.: HM Women Refugees 9th Fine Art Phot. Aw.: Nominee Women Refugees MUSE Phot. Aw.: Platinum & Gold W Memory & Loss Silver W As Long As It Lasts Annual Phot. Aw.: HM Passage/Women Refugees/Workers on Lunch Break LICC-London Int. Creative Comp.: Off.Sel.Short Video Memory & Loss reFocus B/W Aw.: Nominee Women Refugees Monochrome Phot. B/W Aw.: HM Women Refugees 2022 TIFA: Bronze/Off.Sel. W Women Refugees Chromatic Aw.: 2nd Hidden HM Seaweeds BIFA: Silver W Loss & Memory Bronze W Passage HM Women Refugees 10th Olympic Photo Circuit: GAP HM 6 Hermes Salon Break Nominee’s Apollo Salon Break/Women Refugees PX3: Bronze W Women Refugees reFocus Aw.: People’s Vote W: Women Refugees/Break-Rafael Trejo – Dukes on the Ropes Nominee’s: The woman and her dog/Seaweeds/Place and Memory/Arab Night At The Souq/ Passage/Break/Women Refugees 2021 MIFA: Silver W Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes (Book/Doc) HM Hellenikon PX3: Bronze W Hellenikon 2020 PX3: Gold W Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes (Book/Doc) 7th Fine Art Phot. Aw.: Nominee Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes (Photojournalism/Series) Annual Phot. Aw.: HM Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes TIFA: HM Rafael Trejo-Dukes on the Ropes (Book/Doc) HM Hellenikon BIFA: HM Hellenikon Chromatic Aw.: HM Arab Night At The Souq 2019 IPA-Int. Photo Aw.: HM Arab Night At The Souq 2018 PX3: HM Nicosia Airport Monovisions Phot. Aw.: HM Nicosia Airport