Spanish photographer wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

THIS image is the winner of the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.

It was taken by Spanish photographer Jordi Ruiz Cirera and shows 26-year-old Bolivian Margarita Teichroeb.

Teichroeb’s religious conservatism made her uncomfortable before the camera.

The photograph is part of a series called “Menonos”, a long-term project by Cicera to document the daily life of of the pacifist and reclusive Christian-based Mennonite community living in Bolivia.