The Mennonites of Bolivia - in pictures

[Judi Lynn]

The Mennonites of Bolivia - in pictures

Getty Images’ Grants for Editorial Photography, sees five photojournalists each receive a grant of US$10,000, as well as collaborative editorial support from Getty Images, to pursue projects of personal and journalistic significance.

Jordi Busqué’s award-winning portfolio, The Mennonites of Bolivia, documents the lives of the Mennonites, a relatively unknown religious community of European descent, in eastern Bolivia. As the 21st century brings modernity almost everywhere, the Mennonite way of life has remained unchanged since the 16th Century, with this group choosing to live in isolated farming communities and remaining fiercely protective of their privacy.

Matt Fidler

theguardian.com, Wednesday 10 September 2014 03.45 EDT


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A Mennonite family in front of their house in the Durango colony. From right to left: Gerhard Klassen (36), Anna Bren (35)
with baby Sarah (1), Heinrich (13), Peter (12), Eva (11), Catarina (9), Anna (8), Gerhard (6), Elisabet (5), Elena (3) and
Jacob (2).
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Mennonite women in the Los Pozos market in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Several times a year Mennonites need to visit the
city to get the things they cannot produce in their colonies. Photograph: Jordi Busque/Getty Images Grant recipient 2014 [/font]

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[GeorgeGist]

1. Interesting.

Thanks for the post.