Kushti
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Photographer
carsten snejbjerg
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Date of Photograph
2009
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Website
Most countries have a traditional style of wrestling. In India, wrestling takes place in a clay or dirt pit. The soil is mixed with ghee and other things and is tended to before each practice. The sport is on the decline, but there are still many akharas left and some dedicated people who are working to keep this ancient part of Indian culture alive.
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Biography
I became interested in photography during a 3,400 km bike trip through China and Vietnam in 1997 and in 2000 I entered the Danish School of Journalism. I now work freelance for various magazines and newspapers and am working together with Getty Images. My images have been published in Vanity Fair, Newsweek, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Stern, GQ, La Repubblica Delle Donne, Smithsonian magazine, Samvirke, Kom Magazine, Euroman etc.
I also teach at the Danish School of Journalism.
I live in Copenhagen and have two children and two grandchildren.
