Photojournalism nominee

This image series responds to a long term project intended to reveal the deep spirituality which impregnates the Tibetan Bon-Lama religious culture. The first image shows a tool carried by most of the Tibetans and which is called the "Praying wheel of the Dharma"(the path of Buddha). They are used to accumulate wisdom and good Kharma, and while spinning them clockwise, the believers should concentrate in eliminating bad energies and achieve compassion. The next image shows rituals performed under the Bon religious tradition, which represents the oldest Tibetan religion and which is Shamanistic in nature and believes in good and evil spirits which should be worshipped or exorcised. The religion existed in Tibet since the VII century and at that time it was prosecuted by Buddhism , but the fusion between the Bon religious elements and the Buddhist Lamaism gave birth to the uniqueness of the Tibetan Buddhism as compared to other forms of Buddhism. The term Bon signifies "truth" and the path for liberation. The girls in one of the images are getting ready to perform a ritual dance to pacify the evil spirits and attract the good ones into their village and lives.
On the other hand, the

Javier Sanchez-Monge Escardo

2014
3 GOLD MEDALS PRIX DE PARIS AND 1 BRONZE
(BRONZE) Press Feature Story at the Prix de Paris Awards 2014 and 3 honorable mentions.
4 HONORABLE MENTIONS ND Awards (2014).3 HONORABLE MENTIONS (IPA 2014).
2015
3 HONORABLE MENTIONS Monochrome Awards 2015, 3 HONORABLE MENTIONS IPA one shot awards 2015 Works exhibited during the Month of Photography, Los Angeles by the LUCIE FOUNDATION. 7 IPA 2015, 4 HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris White Awards 2015.6 HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris Awards annual competition 2015 2 HONORABLE MENTIONS ND AWARDS 2015
IPA 2015 SECOND PLACE Award Category Event Culture and traditions.
IPA THIRD PLACE AWARD Awards Category Portraiture, Children.
PRIX DE PARIS 2015 SILVER MEDAL Environmental Press category.
PRIX DE PARIS 2015 BRONZE MEDAL Portraits category.
GOLD ND AWARDS 2015 People.
GOLD ND AWARDS 2015 Editorial, Environmental.
HONORABLE MENTION SIPA 2015,FINALIST SIPA 2016, 3 TIMES FINALIST NOMINEE FAPA ,GOLD IPOTY AWARDS.
2016 IPA WINNER SECOND DEEPER PERSPECTIVE
2016 IPA WINNER THIRD DEEPER PERSPECTIVE
2016 IPA WINNER SECOND EDITORIAL, OTHER.
2016 IPA PHILIPPINES WINNER GOLD
2016 IPA PHILIPPINES WINNER SILVER
2016 IPA PHILIPPINES WINNER BRONZE
2016 IPA PHILIPPINES WINNER BRONZE
2016 1 GOLD, 2 BRONZE TOKYO AWARDS (TIFA)3 HM