Kraszna-Krausz photography book awards – longlist

Crossroads – Debsuddha (Édition Images Vevey)

Crossroads by Debsuddha, a documentary photographer based in Kolkata, India, is a visual narrative based on the lives of Debsuddha’s two aunts, Gayatri and Swati Goswami, who have faced psychological and social ostracism for being born with albinism. The book explores the siblings’ sisterhood and companionship within the melancholic space of the 19th century residence in north Kolkata where they were born, grew up, and have lived their entire lives. It is a home that has become a sanctuary and a place of belonging for them