Nikon Film and Photo Contest 2024-2025 Photo Competition Photo Story Category
Special Encouragement Award
Maasai Children of Malanja
Kang-Chun Cheng
United States of America
Story
Maasai children from Malanga village located in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Comment
The Maasai have long been subjected to forceful land-grabbing conducted by Tanzanian authorities, backed by 'conservation' organizations (e.g. UNESCO) and Emirati carbon credit and luxury tourism companies. I'm grateful for the judges' attention to this story, which continues unfolding. With Tanzania's spiral into authoritarianism and media crackdown, I fear the human rights abuses that will go undocumented. The Maasai plight illustrates the ground impact of institutional negligence.
*The works and comments that have been selected are expressions of views and opinions of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the organizer.
Maasai Children of Malanja
Kang-Chun Cheng
United States of America
Story
Maasai children from Malanga village located in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Comment
The Maasai have long been subjected to forceful land-grabbing conducted by Tanzanian authorities, backed by 'conservation' organizations (e.g. UNESCO) and Emirati carbon credit and luxury tourism companies.
I'm grateful for the judges' attention to this story, which continues unfolding. With Tanzania's spiral into authoritarianism and media crackdown, I fear the human rights abuses that will go undocumented. The Maasai plight illustrates the ground impact of institutional negligence.
*The works and comments that have been selected are expressions of views and opinions of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the organizer.