Being Kothi Italy www.alicesassu.com Raina and her friends live in Calcutta; they identify as Kothis. A Kothi is identified as a male at birth, but identifies with female concepts and ranges from feminine males to transgender women. Most Kothis seek to live a normal...
Kolkata Girls: Ready For Boxing Italy www.alicesassu.com Simmi, Karamjit, Ajmira and Kashmira train as boxers at the Kidderpore School of Physical Culture, a club in a Muslim ghetto of Calcutta. The coaches of the KSOPC Boxing Club, Merajuddin Ahmed, popularly known...
Solar Portraits Spain www.rubensalgado.com This long term project addresses the important issue of a lack of access to electricity. In Myanmar, around 3,000 people are connected to any power grid; this is only 27% of the population. These portraits depict the lives...
Cuba Pakistan www.aun.photoshelter.com This bittersweet series captures Havana in a state of flux as the country begins to open to foreign influence and investment. This lure of thrilling economic growth remains unreachable for most of its inhabitants. Some streets...
In Your Eyes a Raindrop France www.stephanieravel.carbonmade.com This project explores the symbioses between men and the landscape of Kerala during the monsoon, a very special time and space during which men have to adapt to nature, not the other way around. This...
