Sona was celebrating Holi when I met her.
She is a Muslim and her best friend, another young woman who owns this small terrace, is a Christian. While traveling in Ethiopia, in February, I admired the way Christians and Muslims get along. I saw many beautiful friendships that go beyond religion.
In a society dominated by men, where many women are still afraid to be photographed without asking permission from their husbands, things are changing. There are more and more Azerbaijani women who fight for gender equality and although they are now a minority, I'm sure they will soon be a majority. Fidan is one of these amazing women who would never start a relationship, if she wouldn't be treated equally and respected.
Mahsa is a graphic designer and is proud of the fact that from the time she turned eighteen, she has been financially independent.
She was working in the field in one of the most remote places of the world.
She was wearing her wedding outfit.
She was walking with her son. She didn’t speak English, but he did. So I told him I wanted to photograph his mother. And he asked me why. 'Because she’s beautiful.' He proudly smiled and looked at his mother. 'Yes, she is.'![]Maria was selling vegetables in the market of a small village.
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was selling vegetables in the market of a small village.
It was a Sunday in 2015 and just like every weekend, many people from Pokhara, Nepal were spending their time around the splendid Phewa lake.![]
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This mother and her daughters fled the war in Syria.
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