India has always been a hot favourite for all the photographers and explorers when it comes to topics like hunger and poverty. This time again, Italian Photographer Alessio Mamo decided to capture the hunger and poverty in India and showcase it in front of the world but Twitterati is not happy with it.
The award-winning Italian freelance photographer Alessio Mamo depicted malnourished children with their faces covered in his latest photo series on World Press Photo’s Instagram handle. He explained that he presented the table “and some fake food and then “told people to dream about some food that they would like to find on their table.” The moment he shared his work on the social media, it triggered a storm as netizens felt it as an insensible move. The photographer earned many harsh comments on the pictures. Mamo further claimed that the pictures he took are from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as they are the poorest states in India.
Here is his viral post and the outrage it has triggered-
Mamo won the second prize at the World Press Photo of the Year Awards 2018 in the People category for his photo of an 11-year-old victim of a missile explosion in Iraq’s Kirkuk. Well, we don’t think he is winning another award for the above photos.
This week #WPPh2018 Photo Contest winner @alessio_mamo takes over our Instagram feed! Alessio was awarded 2nd prize in the People Singles category, for this picture of Manal. Check the feed for more: https://t.co/R1k6mFF5IC pic.twitter.com/F9LfxSEDVE
— World Press Photo (@WorldPressPhoto) July 16, 2018