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Crocodile Nest (World 2019, by Florian Spring) - Swiss Press Award

Alle paar Jahre findet in Kandinge Papua Neuguinea, ein Initiationsritual, genannt "Banish", statt. Durch die Krokodil ähnliche Skarifizierung der Körper, werden junge Männer zu Erwachsenen.
Florian Spring
Alle paar Jahre findet in Kandinge Papua Neuguinea, ein Initiationsritual, genannt "Banish", statt. Durch die Krokodil ähnliche Skarifizierung der Körper, werden junge Männer zu Erwachsenen.
Photo / World
2019

Crocodile Nest

Florian Spring

Every three to five years, a week-long initiation ritual called "Banish" takes place in Kanding, Papua New Guinea. It's a ceremony in which young men's skin is scarified to create crocodile-like patterns. This symbolizes their entry into adulthood.

Crocodile Nest

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Photo / World
2019

Florian Spring

Every three to five years, a week-long initiation ritual called "Banish" takes place in Kanding, Papua New Guinea. It's a ceremony in which young men's skin is scarified to create crocodile-like patterns. This symbolizes their entry into adulthood.

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Florian Spring / Swiss Press Award

Florian Spring

Fotograf, Bern, 1990

Florian Spring is orignally trained as a carpenter, and ended up in photography. His practice moves between portrait, fashion, and fine art photography. He is also art director at reflekt, an independent journalism team, and part of nccfn, a network for people in fashion, art, and culture.

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