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Sohrab Hura The photographer, for his life I do not really know more, because he is not very famous in this world. However, his photos have shocked me. ‘Life in elsewhere’is a private project shoots by Sohrab Hura. In this group of black and white works are full of sadness and sensitive, the photographer use photos and diary to tell his own stories of mothers with schizophrenia, this work is also one of this year's finalists in Magnum Expression Award.

Sohrab Hura was born in 1981 in India and studies for a master degree in economics at the Delhi School. Although he has no formal training in photography, he's been photographing since 2001. Sohrab Hura focus on India’ economy, and take photos for land, the city, and the people. His work —— ‘Land of a Thousand Struggles’ depicts the harsh realities of the rich-poor divide in India. While we witness high rises growing rapidly in the major cities, many live below the poverty line, often working for less than minimum wage and under absurd conditions.


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