In Indonesia, transexuals are known as waria, a term which is a combination of two Indonesian words: “wanita,†which means woman, and “pria,†which means man. They face a certain level of marginalization and discrimination. They are prone to ridicule, violence, and poverty, since their job opportunities are generally limited. Many warias have also no families and no legal identities. Some of them leave the island where they were born, to go to Yogyakarta (on the island of Java) where the atmosphere is more tolerant and relaxed. Here they usually live in isolated communities helping and supporting each other. Their families don’t know who they really are.
Fulvio Bugani was born in Bologna in 1974. He founded his own studio in 1999 – Foto Image. Bugani has been a freelance professional photographer for over 20 years, working with associations and NGOs. He actively collaborates with MSF (Medecins Sans Frontier) and Amnesty International, for which he has participated in several projects on human rights, illegal immigration and the right to housing. His work has been published in international magazines:TIME, LFI. In 2015 he was awarded at the World Press Photo and in 2016 at the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. He is an international Leica Ambassador.
