TOKYO-2018 People / Portrait

Masked Woman

  • Prize
    Silver in People/Portrait
  • Photographer
    António Mesquita
  • Photo Date
    26-05-2016

In the Persian Gulf, women tend to wear red rectangular masks. The embroidery style shows the ethnicity of its owner. They never remove their masks in the presence of strangers in their house, or when walking outside.

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