The Boy & His Camel

• Photographer
  Shyamala Thilagaratnam
• Prizes
  Silver in People/Children

In the remote Turkana region, camels are a sign of wealth - and the boys start learning to herd their family's livestock at a very young age. It was amazing how even the little-est of tots like this one herded these huge camels with confidence and ease across the dunes, to and from watering points.