10 brave souls

Most of disabled people in Kazakhstan have a closed lifestyle. they do not leave their home, do not participate in the life of society.

Despite all the difficulties associated with the lack of infrastructure for people with disabilities, some of the them found the courage to live and interesting life. these persons made decisions to live this was by themselves. The goal of this project is to find 10 persons with disabilities who, despite their illness and other factors, live an active life, develop themselves, set goals and achieve them.

1st person of the ten is Akbota Ongarova. she is 25 years old. her diagnosis - rheumatoid Polyarthritis.

Bek Maratov

Bek Maratov is freelance photographer based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He started study photography in 2012. He is passionate in documentary photography and visual storytelling. The main area of his interests are social issues, people, religion. He perceives a documentary photography as a way of exploring the subject domain to get a personal viewpoint.