Photographer Captures The Unbreakable Mother And Child Bond

From to Ethiopia and beyond, this heartwarming series of images captures the undeniable love between a mother and child.
Belgium-based photographer Pascal Mannaerts, 39, set out to document the power of the maternal bond



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The portraits reveal the power of touch between a mother and baby, with all of the youngsters held close by. 
Some infants are strapped to their mum's backs, while others are held by the hand or on the knee.
In one image, a mother in Mali, west Africa, is caught tenderly putting a beaker of water to her son's lips
The cameraman said the mothers were always proud to pose with their offspring and 'happiness automatically radiated' from them. Above, a woman carries her son through the traffic in Kolkata, India, 2013
Mannaerts has been globetrotting for more than a decade around the world with his camera. Above, a mother smiles at the camera in Mongolia in 2014
Mannaerts' striking images have been featured in numerous publications including National Geographic. Above, a woman and her child smile for the camera in Tinerhir, Morocco, in 2003
Mannaerts said his favourite mother-child image is one he took in Pushkar, India.
The photograph shows a woman in a long red sari with her face covered and a baby cradled in her arms. 
Revealing what draws him to the shot, Mannaerts mused: 'I love its mystery, combo sapa its colors, its atmosphere. I also truly love the place where I took it: Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.'
The cameraman said the mothers were always proud to pose with their offspring and 'happiness automatically radiated' from them. 
Mannaerts has been globetrotting for more than a decade around the world with his camera.
His striking images have been featured in numerous publications including National Geographic. 
Explaining what drives him, he concluded: 'In the process of total immersion in every culture I discover, I place the human being as the main focus in my photographic work, through photographs which tend to open dialogues, arouse emotions and questions.'    
This shot taken in 2010 shows a mother and son walking through the streets in Jerusalem, Israel 
A mother tenderly breastfeeds her child in a nook of Ella in Sri Lanka
A mother proudly stands with her baby on show for the camera in the sunny climbs of Harran in Turkey
A little boy looks slightly bemused as his portrait is taken alongside his mother in Yuanyang, China
A ceremonial act takes place between a mother and her child in one of the tribal communities of Turmi, Ethiopia 
Mannaerts said his favourite mother-child image is this one he took in Pushkar, India
A child flashes a cheeky grin at the camera in combo du lịch sapa, Vietnam
Mannaerts captured a child sleeping in their mother's lap while she sits on a street in Jaisalmer, India
The ongoing mother-child bond is demonstrated in this shot, as a mother stands with her grown-up daughter in Kyoto, combo du lịch sapa Japan




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