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Italian-born photographer Roberto Pazzi captures the beauty and fragility of disappearing cultures, having devoted his life since 2013 to immersive, long-form travel photography. With each expedition, he transforms observation into homage, turning remote human stories into lasting visual archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberto Pazzi Q1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1973 in Italy and trained as an engineer, I only discovered my true passions. Travelling and photographing remote cultures \u2014 in 2013. From a very young age, I saw myself as a backpacker, but the desire to document and capture my experiences and emotions emerged much later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first experience as an amateur travel photographer took place in Indonesia. Where I worked on a reportage about the Dani ethnic group, who live in relative isolation in the highlands of West Papua and were only brought to wider attention around 1938. That series of images gained significant visibility, particularly in the UK press, and marked the beginning of my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of years later, I left my job and relocated from Italy to Spain, where I opened my own gallery. During that period, I also began collaborating with other galleries in Singapore and Brazil. That was the first time I realised my dream could actually come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, I launched my own business, organising and leading photographic expeditions to remote cultures. This experience was deeply enriching and helped me better understand the path I wanted to pursue. Unfortunately, in 2020, the pandemic hit my business hard, forcing me to suspend all travel activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the positive side, I suddenly had a great deal of free time. Which I chose to invest in improving my photography skills and participating in photo competitions. The awards I earned helped strengthen my reputation as a professional photographer and expanded my visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in 2021, I partnered with Nomad Photo Expeditions to organise. And lead photographic journeys \u2014 an activity that continues successfully to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The award-winning photos are part of a reportage on the Mundari tribe. The Mundari are cattle herders who live in symbiosis with their Ankole-Watusi cattle, known for their strikingly large horns. They use ash from dung fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, providing protection against mosquitoes. The Mundari also massage their cattle twice a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The men often squat beneath streams of cow urine, which they regard as a natural antiseptic to prevent infections and maintain hygiene. This practice also stains their hair a vivid orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the cattle camps, everyone plays a role. Children carry out much of the daily labour, collecting fresh cow dung and piling it up to be burned \u2014 the smoke helps repel the area’s abundant and voracious mosquitoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the day, the men lead the cattle into the fields, where the animals disperse from the banks of the White Nile into the grasses of the alluvial floodplain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By dusk, the cattle instinctively return before sunset, when the dust raised by the herd mixes with the smoke of the fires to create an evocative, almost otherworldly atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At night, the children, along with a few guardians, sleep among the cattle. The ash from the dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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