"I was 16 when he spat on me- this boy who kept following me. That's when I decided to start loving myself. It was a choice I made consciously." she said. When I met Hannah for this shoot, I had t... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"I was 16 when he spat on me- this boy who kept following me. That's when I decided to start loving myself. It was a choice I made consciously." she said. When I met Hannah for this shoot, I had t... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I was burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months.... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

"I have wondered what it would be like to have more than one child, if I need to hold them both tight at the same time, " James said as he laughed casually. Not a hint of sorrow- not a moment waste... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA Type 2.) I was diagnosed when I was 18 months old. Its a muscle wasting condition. So as I get older, I get weaker. So when I was arou... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA Type 2.) I was diagnosed when I was 18 months old. Its a muscle wasting condition. So as I get older, I get weaker. So when I was arou... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I have wondered what it would be like to have more than... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I was 16 when he spat on me- this boy who kept followi... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atroph... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' Verified "I have a condition called spinal muscular atroph... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Photographer Sujata Setia is the Gold winner of the AOP Open Award 2021-2022 with her powerful series of images 'Changing The Conversation' "I was burnt in a house fire at the age of 18 months.... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Kushti Wrestlers of Cotton Street Kolkata, India Morning Prayers in the Ankara before excising. The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Early morning rituals to tuning over the soil in preparation for wrestling. Kushti Wrestlers of Cotton Street Kolkata, India. The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries.... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Morning rituals and expertises of Cotton Street Kushti Wrestlers, Kolkata, India. The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn to train before... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Gym apparatus, Kushti Wrestlers of Cotton Street Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn to train before work or study. T... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Kushti Wrestler does a head stand during excersises in the sacred Ankara gym, off Cotton Street Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Kushti Wrestlers of Cotton Street Kolkata, India © vickicouchman 07957226911 www.vickicouchman.com © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Kushti Wrestler gets a back massage by another wrestler who is walking on his back as he lies in the sacred soil of the Ankara Gym, Cotton Street Kolkata, India. The ancient Indian form of wrest... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Team photo of Kushti wrestlers, Cotton Street, Kolkata. The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn to train before work or study. The Ankar... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Kushti Wrestler portrait covered in sacred mud from the Gym, Cotton Street, Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn to tr... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Kushti Wrestlers take a breath after competing in their Ankara, off Cotton Street Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen