The Final Days of Georgian Nomads by Natela Grigalashvili
Awarded Grand Prize for the SUGi x NAVA Photography competition.
Natela Grigalashvili is a Georgian documentary photographer known for her long-term, in-depth visual storytelling. Her work often focuses on rural communities, cultural identity, and the lived experiences of people in remote or marginalized regions of Georgia.
With a background in photojournalism, she has developed several independent photographic series exploring themes such as migration, tradition, and everyday life in mountain villages and border areas. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally and featured in numerous publications. In addition to her photographic work, Natela has led educational initiatives and workshops aimed at empowering young people and amateur photographers in rural areas through visual storytelling.
Manana presses a haystack at the summer pastures, where hay is essential for feeding livestock through the long winter months.
Young cowherd on the summer pastures.
Night on the summer pastures.
Women play volleyball during a summer festival in the highland pastures.
Group of girls sit on a ridge overlooking the highland pastures where their families spend the summer.
Men watch a horse race during the summer festival at the pastures.
Salome at summer pastures.
People dance in the middle of the street during summer festival.
Woman sweeps the central path between wooden homes on a misty morning at summer pastures.
Village Store at the Summer Pastures.
