ROBERTO PAZZI
Moksha

Portrait of a sadhu (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India).
The pose of the sadhu and the birds on his back are intendeed to represent the liberation after death (moksha) from the cycle of reincarnations which, as per Hinduism belief, is possible only in a few sacred places such as Varanasi.
On the background, the Manikarnika ghat, one of the oldest and most sacred cremation grounds in all of Hinduism.

Author
Travel photographer who leads photo expeditions to remote cultures and author of HUMANKIND, premium limited-edition book.

Awards
2025 European Photo Awards - Winner (POTY)
2025 Global Photo Awards - Winner
2025 NY Photo Awards - Winner
2025 London Photo Awards - Winner
2025 BIFA - Bronze Winner
2024 NY Photo Awards - Winner
2024 ND Awards (Series) - Silver Winner
2024 PX3 - Silver Winner
2023 Smithsonian Magazine Contest - Winner
2023 TIFA - Gold Winner
2023 Chromatic Awards - Winner
2023 The Artist Gallery Awards - Winner
2023 VIEPA - Silver Winner
2023 reFocus Awards - Bronze Winner
2022 PX3 - Silver Winner
2021 Global Photo Awards - Winner
2021 500px Global Photo Awards - Winner
2021 MonoVisions Awards - Winner
2021 VIPA - Winner
2021 ND Awards - Gold Winner
2021 MIFA - Gold Winner
2021 VIEPA - Silver Winner
2021 Chromatic Awards - Bronze Winner
2021 BIFA - Bronze Winner
2021 TIFA - Bronze Winner
2020 Photo Is Light World Contest - Winner
2020 TIFA - Silver Winner

Website
https://robertopazziphoto.com/

Instagram
@roberto_pazzi_photo

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