The Neglected
The orphanage in the city of Orhei in Moldova is the residence of some 200 boys and men, who are physically or mentally disabled. Moldova is the poorest country in Europe, and poverty is the main reason that many parents are forced to surrender their kids to orphanages. Common for most of the boys is that they lack the care and attention of a family, which is crucial to their emotional development. The Moldavian government wants to shut down the country’s orphanages and place the boys in foster care. But this policy is only slowly being implemented due to lack of initiative and funding.
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Biography
My name is Mikkel Hørlyck (b. 1990). I’m a conflict photojournalist and visual artist at Mikkel Hørlyck Photography based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Assignments for United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, Mission East, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Human Destinies On The Edge Gallery and Lecture (2016-ongoing), Disabled People's Organisations Denmark and more.
Today, I work on my projects, giving lectures, doing ambassador work, researching and is chairman of the board at the association Gallery Human Destinies On The Edge.
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Awards
In 2019, I was recipient of Discovery Of The Year at The Lucie Awards in New York City. In 2023, I joined FUTURES Photography as an artist. My work has received awards and honors from Lucie Foundation, International Photography Awards and PJP - Photojournalism Prize among others.
