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Gianni Berengo Gardin wins the Lucie Award
Monday, 20 October 2008
The prizegiving of the 6th edition of the Lucie Award took place at the Lincoln Center, in New York. This year the Lifetime Achievment award was given to Gianni Berengo Gardin. In the past, they awarded other great photographers such as: Henri Cartier Bresson (2003), Gordon Parks (2004), William Klein (2005), Willy Ronis (2006), Elliott Erwitt (2007).




United World College byi Simona Ghizzoni on Io Donna
Saturday, 18 October 2008
The United World College of the Adriatic hosts two hundred students attending the last two years of the high school. They come from about thirty different countries and lessons are all in English. The images of the reportage were shot by Simona Ghizzoni by Io Donna.




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Jainism in India by Riccardo Venturi on GEO Italy
Friday, 17 October 2008
The Jainism, which preaches the non-violence cult as well as the respect for every form of life, is a religion followed by about ten million people throughout India. The pictures of the reportage have been shot by Riccardo Venturi for GEO Italy.




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Zadie Smith di Alberto Conti su Ventiquattro
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
The experience of writer Zadie Smith, telling about her creative block when she was twentyfive years old. Images were shot by Alberto Conti for Ventiquattro magazine.




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Nicoletta Maraschio by Simona Ghizzoni on Ventiquattro
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
The first woman ever to lead the Accademia della Crusca (the Crusca Academy) is Nicoletta Maraschio, portrayed by Simona Ghizzoni on Ventiquattro magazine.




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Aboard a train in the US by Theo Volpatti on Io Donna
Saturday, 11 October 2008
A journey by train from New York to Chigaco, crossing the States of Michigan and Ohio, where the forthcoming US elections will be decided.
The reportage was shot by Theo Volpatti for Io Donna.



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Zambardino vince il Premio Fnac
Wednesday, 08 October 2008
Thanks to his project, Campania's Changing Face, Antonio Zambardino won the sixth edition of the Fnac Award. The reason for the prize: “A poetical work that goes back to the recent news which the young reporter interpreted with lyric and meaningful images. It’s a journey throughout the region’s dramas narrated with intense and striking photographs. A patient and constant research gathering life in a place often mentioned in chronicles but told through details, landscapes, people put together by the use of the light and the color”.
Antonio Zambardino’s exhibition will be inaugurated on January the 15th 2009 at Fnac photo gallery in Milan.



Marco Invernizzi by Jones on Newsweek Japan
Wednesday, 08 October 2008
Marco Invernizzi is a worldwide famous bonsai artist. Disciple of Masahiko Kimura, the greatest bonsai artist ever, Invernizzi looks after the most important Western bonsai collections. The cover reportage has been shot by Carlos Jones for Newsweek Japan.


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The cast of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" by Lanzilao on Le Monde 2
Monday, 06 October 2008
In occasion of the presentation of his latest movie, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", with Scarlett Johanssson, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Javier Bardem as protagonists, Le Monde 2 met director Woody Allen. The image illustrating the article has been shot during the last Cannes Festival by Davide Lanzilao.



Mario Balotelli by Carlos Jones on SportWeek
Saturday, 04 October 2008
The story of Mario Balotelli, footballer of Inter F.C., born in Ghana, then grown and adopted in Italy. The cover story was shot by Carlos Jones for Sportweek.





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Prostitution in Abruzzo by Francesco Cocco on Io Donna
Saturday, 04 October 2008
On the Abruzzo region coastline, hundred houses that are given for rent on Summertime, by Fall turn into clandestine brothels for women and transsexuals. Images of the reportage were shot by Francesco Cocco for Io Donna.



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Chinese brick-kilns byi Daniele Dainelli on Io Donna
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Chinese youth kidnapped and forced to work in brick-kilns. The hidden drama of the Shanxi province. The images of the reportage shot by Daniele Dainelli have been published by Io Donna.



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Patrizia Savarese wins the LUCCAdigitalVIDEOcontest 2008
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
Thanks to the video "Lo Straripamento", Patrizia Savarese has won the latest edition of the del LUCCAdigitalVIDEOcontest. The project was born with Savarese meeting composer and piano player Vittorio Nocenzi. The video is about the filming of his music performance.



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Women's ecology by Lorenzo Pesce on Donna Moderna
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
Twentytwo famous Italian women wear winter collections designed by stylists. They have one common denominator: supporting the environmentalist cause. The cover reportage (with the portrait of Stefania Prestigiacomo) was shot by Lorenzo Pesce for Donna Moderna weekly magazine.



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