Ganga Ma

Giulio Di Sturco (b.1979, Italy) studied at the European Institute of Design and Visual Arts in Rome before moving to India for five years five years, working throughout much of Asia and Africa. He regularly contributes to publications including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times Magazine, Geo, Wired and the Financial Times. The project Ganga Ma, was awarded the Getty Images Editorial Grant 2014, first Place in the International PhotogrVphy Grant 2018 - Climate Category, and was exhibited as part of the Sony World Photography Awards 2015 and LensCulture Exposure Awards 2018 at the Somerset House, London. Di Sturco is currently a Canon Ambassador.

Ganga Ma is the result of a ten-year photographic journey along the Ganges by Giulio Di Sturco,documenting the effects of pollution, industrialisation and climate change. The project follows theriver for over 2500 miles, from its source in the Himalayas in India through to its delta in the Bay ofBengal in Bangladesh.