The last prayers
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Photographer
Hossein Fardinfard
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Prize
1st Place / People/Other
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As a Spiritual Christian religious group that originated in Russia, the Doukhobors are unique in their practices of pacifism and rejection of modern materialism. This ideology led them to rebuff many Orthodox Church rituals in Russia, for which they were exiled in the 1840s. Those who remained in Eastern Europe resettled in Gorelovka, a tiny village in the south of Georgia.
As the Gorelovka Doukhobor community dwindles, only about 40 families remain, and of those, only about ten persons continue to regularly attend ceremonies at their shrine. One of these members is particularly important.
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Awards
2018 - SONY World Photography Awards 2018 - Commended photographer – Portrait
2018 - SONY World Photography Awards 2018 - Commended photographer – Street photography
2018 - SIENA International Photo Awards 2018 - Finalist
2018 - Focus on the Story - Grand Prize
2018 - KOLGA Tbilisi Photo Awards 2018 - Finalist
2018 - The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3) - Bronze
2017 - International Photography Awards (IPA) - Honorable mention - People, Family
2018 - 1650 Gallery - 2nd Place
2018 - Headon Photo Festival - Semi-Finalist
2018 - Photo East UK - Winner
National Geographic - Your Shot - Daily Dozen, Feb 22, 2018
National Geographic - Your Shot - Daily Dozen, Apr 23, 2018
National Geographic - Your Shot - Daily Dozen, May 29, 2018
National Geographic - Your Shot - Daily Dozen, Feb 07, 2017
National Geographic - Your Shot - Daily Dozen, Jun 08, 2017
National Geographic - Your Shot - Daily Dozen, Nov 10, 2016
2017 - Monochrome Photography Awards - Honorable mention –Portrait
2017 - Monochrome Photography Awards - Honorable mention –Street photography
2017 - ND awards - Honorable mention - Portrait
2017 - ND awards - Honorable mention - Street photography
2017 - ND awards - Honorable mention -Travel/Culture
2017 - Monovision Photography Awards - Honorable mention - Portrait
2017 - Monovision Photography Awards - Honorable mention - Stree photography
2017 - The Independent Photographer - Finalist in "OPEN CALL"
2017 - EyeEm photographers community - Photo of the year
2016 - All About Photo - Honorable mention
