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Haunting Portraits (Series)
DESCRIPTION
This series is called “Haunting Portraits” from various portraits of the journey to Bangladesh in 2020. The people are laborers who work either at the port or in the shipyards of Dhaka. The work is hard and demanding. The conditions are hot and often dangerous. So are the faces of the people; all tell a different story. All ages work together. Nevertheless, the people were friendly and willing to be photographed.
AUTHOR
Josef Buergi is a Swiss traveler and photographer who discovered his passion for photography in the 1990s. Having graduated from the Bale Institute of Technology with an engineering degree, he has nonetheless cultivated a successful career as a photographer, achieving skill and accomplishment through numerous workshops, travelling, self-instruction and the study of master photographers.
His photos appeared in Terra Mater, National Geographic, VIEW, Lens Magazine, Mensch Magazine, AAP Magazine, and many more offline and online magazines worldwide. He is also an award-winning photographer and has won a few competitions and awards.
His photos appeared in Terra Mater, National Geographic, VIEW, Lens Magazine, Mensch Magazine, AAP Magazine, and many more offline and online magazines worldwide. He is also an award-winning photographer and has won a few competitions and awards.
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