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Shadows of Kurdistan: Murat Yazar, Turkey; Shortlist, Discovery. A couple taking a boat tour in Lake Dukan in Iraq before their wedding celebration. “I was born in a Kurdish village in southeastern Turkey and, like millions of Kurds in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, I have encountered problems while trying to express my Kurdish identity. We live in our land like shadows, without colour, which is why I decided to call this project Shadows of Kurdistan. It was also important to me that the vibrancy of Kurdish culture shone through”. (Photo by Murat Yazar/Sony World Photography Awards 2020)
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