Winner - National Geographic Traveller Magazine Photography Competition 2019, People Category
I was delighted to win the 'People' category of the 2019 National Geographic Traveller photography competition.
My image, ”Dirty Work, Dyeing Wool”, was taken in the depths of the Marrakesh souk - the wool dyeing area - in Morocco. We got talking to one of the owners of a fabric boutique and, after a while, he took us round the corner to show us this almost apocalyptic scene of a worker dyeing the wool - it was dirty, hot and a pungent smell pervaded the air. The dyer continued for a while, oblivious to our presence, but then turned round - and I took this photograph.
We ended up buying a couple of beautiful scarves, the very least we could do to recognise the work that went in to making them.
What the judges said
“Life among the heat and grime, an everyday workplace for someone. The glow around the lone figure, a beacon of light amid the dirt,” said judge Ben Rowe of Justin’s winning photograph of a worker dyeing wool in Marrakech.
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Technical details: Fujifilm X-T2, XF 18-55mm lens at 18mm, f 2.8, 1/60 sec at ISO 2000.
