The pure beauty of Siamoy breastfeeding her month-old baby Hokim, in this image taken exactly 10 years ago, powerfully contrasts with a grim reality on the ground. NOOR photographer Alixandra Fazzina had traveled to the remote Afghan province of Badakshan because it had the highest rate of maternal mortality in the world. Capturing this angelic scene shone a light on the dire need to care for mothers and children around the world.
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Fazzina told The Guardian: “I took about 10 frames of Siamoy. People say this image looks religious, kind of iconic, like a Madonna and child, but I’ve never seen that. I think it’s something more simple: there is a beauty to Siamoy, a power and serenity showing something dignified about motherhood.”
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