Peter Holton, Stark Beauty (PEOPLE 2021)

This woman lives outside Jaisalmer in Rajasthan in the harsh Thar Desert. The tribe she belongs to are the original Romani gypsys. They migrated westwards over the last 1000 years. This year is especially tough for India with COVID ravaging its people. People like this women are dying for lack of healthcare and medicines. The tribes traditionally are suspicious of western medicine. Its tragic.

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