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B+WINSPIRATION
Velar Grant is this month’s winner with his reportage of a religious festival
in his native Poland. Velar wins a £100 voucher from Hahnemühle.
Turn to page 66 to discover this month’s project.
‘People travel to Grabarka in Poland by car, bike, canoe, bus, train and, of course, on foot to the Holy Mountain
for the feast day of The Spas (The Day of Transfiguration of the Saviour) on 19 August. I decided to document the
event – for me it was a very personal project. I was born in the region to an ethnic minority family and feel a strong
connection with my small community. We live peacefully in Poland, valuing our orthodox faith, own language and
culture. I tried to capture the atmosphere of this unique event, to show others why modern orthodox followers
give a week of their lives to walk hundreds of kilometres through dust, sweat and pain.’PHOTO PROJECT WINNER
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