ROBERTO PAZZI
The Young Breeder

Photo of a travel reportage about the small ethnic group of Mundari.
Mundari are cattle herders of South Sudan, the world's youngest country, who dedicate their lives to the care of their cattle.
The Mundari live in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important for them than their bovines.
In their cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. They collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire to repel the numerous and voracious mosquitoes of the area.
Mundari also use the ash created by these fires to rub on themselves and their cattle, creating a protection against mosquitoes.
When the herd come back from grazing the dust lift by the cattle, the smoke of the fires and the sun light, make the atmosphere of the camp almost mystical.
The young kids and the guardinas are sleeping with the cows. The ash from dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is often used as bedding.

Author
Travel photographer who leads photo expeditions to remote cultures and author of HUMANKIND, premium limited-edition book.

Awards:
2026
POTY London Photo Awards
Finalist SIPA
2025
Winner 23rd Smithsonian Magazine Contest
POTY European Photo Awards , 500px GPA
Category Winner Global Photo Awards, NY Photo Awards, London Photo Awards
Bronze Winner BIFA
Finalist HIPA
2024
Category Winner NY Photo Awards
Silver Winner ND Awards (Series), PX3
2023
Winner 21st Smithsonian Magazine Contest, Chromatic Awards, The Artist Gallery Awards
Gold Winner TIFA
Silver Winner VIEPA
Bronze Winner reFocus Awards
2022
Silver Winner PX3
2021
POTY GPA, 500px GPA
Category Winner MIFA
Winner MonoVisions Awards, VIPA
Gold Winner ND Awards
Silver Winner VIEPA
Bronze Winner BIFA, TIFA, Chromatic Awards
2020
Winner Photo Is Light World Contest
Silver Winner TIFA, ONE EYELAND
Runner-Up Nikon TPOTY

Website
https://robertopazziphoto.com/

Instagram
@roberto_pazzi_photo

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