Joaquin Barata
Based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, since 2016, Joaquin Barata is a travel and documentary photographer with extensive experience documenting remote and diverse communities across Asia and Africa. His work focuses on highlighting cultural identity and social challenges. Before transitioning to photography, he worked in international development, specializing in food security and climate change. His work has been exhibited in Paris, Milan, New York and London (as part of the Atlas of Humanity initiative), and in Phnom Penh. For more info, please visit his website and Instagram.
Title: 01 / The Niger River at Dusk
Description: A child sits on a wooden plank by the Niger River in Bamako, overlooking traditional pirogues loaded with sand for construction.
Title: 02 / Morning in the Village
Description: A child near a cooking fire in a rural village in northern Benin, surrounded by traditional round mud huts.