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Documentary. Mennonite settlements in Belize (1/1's)
They’re members of an Anabaptist Christian Church. The ancestors of these groups left South Russia in 1873 & settled in Manitoba (Canada), before migrating to Mexico & then British Honduras (Belize) in 1958.

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 There are 10 colonies in Belize, a population of 12 000 people. The Mennonites of Belize speak Plautdietsch (Low German) in their daily life.

🇲🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦 Award nom. documentary photographer | Exhibited in Paris, Kuwait, NYC, LA, Bali, Beijing … 
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The women wear bonnets and long dresses and men denim overalls and hats. They use horse and buggy for transportation.

🔸International Photography Awards 2019 (IPA) Finalist for the series / Deeper Perspective

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⚡️The journey which started in Cancun (Mexico) to the settlements of Shipyard and Springfield in Belize