Photojournalism nominee

Beauty is in all forms of being,
but don’t be so concerned about the form of beauty or you will miss it.
Be concerned about the immediate experience of beauty, and let it take you.
My name is Otieno Dalmas. When I was 4 years old, I was hit by a bus. This moment shattered both my leg and all expectations and norms for what my life would be like. I wanted to be treated like other two-legged children, so I decided to show the world that anything is possible. My accident opened me to my purpose, and dance became a healthy expression for me.
I found the courage to love myself, until being an amputee was no longer an obstacle.
Arise, let's dance. What's your excuse?

Born and raised in alittle village in the Italian Alps, now based in Barcelona, Mauro already feltfrom young age the desire to tell. He discovered that the camera was the righttool for him, the eye through which he could speak to the world. An instrumentthat began to walk by his side towards a long journey of discovery. Definitely,to grow by himself, without the influence of schools, courses and lessons hasslowed down the process of technical knowledge, but because of this he learnedhis own way of seeing and been formed and shaped by the environment and thepeople who surrounded him in his long travels.

“Although it is difficult to express, I thinkthat the photograph represents my way of speaking and what I try to do throughmy language is to capture the sense of what I breathe and touch with my hands.Not only in appearance but also, and especially, in the essence; trying toexpress nuances and subtleties contained in a single frame. I think that’s partof my personality and my work fully expresses what I am. My story, my soul”.