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Honorable Mention
Title:Bonda Woman, Orissa, India
This woman of India's Bonda tribe carries banana leaves, which will be used for cooking or food-serving; they are also used for decorative or symbolic purposes in numerous Hindu ceremonies.
Biography:
Award-winning photographer, Gillian Marshall has an innate passion for South Asia, which she believes is the legacy of her late uncle, who, in the 1930's, served as a British Political Officer in Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim. Gillian spends most of her time in the beautiful World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos, where she serves as a volunteer English teacher, works part-time at one of the town's beautiful 5-star hotels, and discovers colorful opportunities for photographing the life around her. She feels blessed to have come to know the people of these Southeast Asian regions, many of whom... |
