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Lo Sguardo Assente by Lorenzo Pesce in Taranto
Sunday, 31 May 2009
On May 31st, In Taranto, the "Lo Sguardo Assento" exhibition will open at the Provincia di Taranto, Via Anfiteatro 4. The exhbition, that will close on June the 14th 2009, is about 40 images shot by Lorenzo Pesce out of his vast production.
This is Lorenzo Pesce, a photographer that walks silently into people’s lives. He does not capture moments, he tends to construct them. Lorenzo creates apparently spontaneous moments, this way his magical photographs are born. Pictures that depict a generation the way it is:with a seemingly absent look, “lo Sguardo Assente".
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OltreNero by Alessandro Cosmelli and Marco Mathieu
Saturday, 30 May 2009
It’s hard even to define them, as they’re prompt to defy labels. They are the far right youth, a varied galaxy, although extremely reduced. Many of them don't accept the classical definition “Left/Right”: they reckon they are “beyond” or, as they say, simply “fascists”.
In order to portray them you should drop any kind of judgement or prejudice and just accept to set aside the “politically correct” category, because behind often undefendable opinions, you happen to get to know very good and warm people, who wrongfoot those who believe they are going to interact with few fanatical and violent racists.
Alessandro Cosmelli and Marco Mathieu have realized a long survey on this new Italian reality. The results have been published on the book "OltreNero - Nuovi.Fascisti.Italiani" (Contrasto editions).

To leaf through its pages/buy the book, click here

To watch the video, click here
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Ukraine by Davide Monteleone on Le Courrier International
Thursday, 28 May 2009
The images of Odessa shot by Davide Monteleone within his long-term project on the former USSR countries  have been published on Le Courrier International to illustrate an article on the Ukraine city.
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Gradisca CPT by Francesco Cocco on Io Donna
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Next Slovenia, stands the Temporary Clandestine Stay Center of Gradisca d'Isonzo (province of Gorizia), giving shelter for two months to the clandestine immigrants landing to Lampedusa. Francesco Cocco is the first photographer ever to enter the center, on assignment for Io Donna.
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Cholitas by Fabio Cuttica on The Guardian
Monday, 25 May 2009
In Bolivia, in the town of El Alto, near La Paz, a few years ago a new discipline was born: the "Cholitas freestyle wrestling". Evidently inspired by the Mexican catch -"lucha libre"- really popular in the whole Latin America, the protagonists of "Cholitas freestyle wrestling" are Bolivian women from the Aymara ethnic group, characterized by their long plaits, full skirts, bowler hats. These are the clothes they wear daily and the same clothes they wear when fighting on the ring. Fabio Cuttica's reportage has been published on The Guardian.
Abkhazia by Davide Monteleone to the Leica Oskar Barnack Award
Monday, 25 May 2009
According to the jury of the  Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Davide Monteleone's Abkhazia is among the 10 best entries. The best series will be shown in a projection show in Arles during the opening week of the Fotofestival "Rencontres d'Arles".



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Simona Ghizzoni among the finalists of the Emerging Photographer's Fund
Monday, 25 May 2009
Thanks to her project "Aftermath", Simona Ghizzoni is among the finalists of the Emerging Photographer's Fund. The 10,000 dollars funding would be designed to support continuation of this photographer’s personal project. To view the images of Simona Ghizzoni's project, click here .
Festival di Cannes di Davide Lanzilao su Panorama
Friday, 22 May 2009
Davide Lanzilao ha documentato la 62ma edizione del Festival di Cannes. Le sue immagini sono state pubblicate da Panorama per illustrare un articolo sulla kermesse cinematografica.
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Festa de L' Unità by Martino Lombezzi on Internazionale
Friday, 22 May 2009
Martino Lombezzi's pictures of the final edition of Festa de L'Unità in Emilia Romagna (Italy) in 2007 have been pubished to illustrate an article about the fall of the Left wing, on Internazionale.
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Massimiliano Magrini by Carlos Jones on Magazine Corriere della Sera
Friday, 22 May 2009
Since 2002 Massimiliano Magrini is Google Italy Country Manager. The portrait to Mr. Magrini has been shot by Carlos Jones for the Corriere della Sera Magazine.
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OltreNero by Alessandro Cosmelli on L' Espresso
Friday, 22 May 2009
Closer encounters with the new Italian “camerata”, successors of the Roman far right of the Nineties and protagonists of the “far high-centre”, as they consider themselves, as opposed to far right.
They keep the distance from post and new fascism. They look for solutions concerning the housing emergency issue. They claim sense of community. They are the new Italian fascists.
In time of Berlusconi and internet, all the way to Rome, managed by right-wing Mayor Alemanno, and  the capital’ social centers. OltreNero. Beyond the black.
Alessandro Cosmelli's reportage has been published on L'Espresso.
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Prague by Antonio Zambardino on Max
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Antonio Zambardino keeps on documenting the European capital cities, such as Prague. This city portrait has been shot for Max.
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Children's Fashion by Lorenzo Pesce on Donna Moderna
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Lorenzo Pesce shot a reportage on children's fashion for Donna Moderna. The images are dedicated to white clothing, the Summer color.
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Gianni Berengo Gardin receives the honorary degree
Monday, 11 May 2009

The Università degli Studi of Milan, on the initiative of the humanities faculty, has  assigned the honorary degree in history and arts in history and criticism for "the originality and consistency of his creative talent". Fifty years after the honorary degrees assigned to Eugenio Montale and Riccardo Bacchelli, the faculty decided to give such an important achievement to photographer Berengo Gardin as well as to publisher Massimo Vitta Zelman. Giorgio Lotti documented the event.

 

 

 

 

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Violante Placido by Fabio Lovino on First
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Born in Rome in  1976, at the moment Violante Placido is working on the set of the tv series "Moana" (dedicated to former pornostar Moana Pozzy), for Sky Cinema. The images portraying the actress, shot by Fabio Lovino, have been published on First.
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UNESCO Heritage by Massimo Siragusa on Io Donna
Saturday, 09 May 2009
Each country can present to the UNESCO two nominations for "World Heritage", one for cultural sites, the other for the natural sites. This year Italy is supporting the Dolomiti and Longobard Italy. Massimo Siragusa's images illustrate the article published by Io Donna.
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Giampaolo Pazzini by Carlos Jones on SportWeek
Saturday, 09 May 2009
Young forward Giampaolo Pazzini is reviving after he left Fiorentina for Sampdoria. The portrait to the footballer has been shot by Carlos Jones for Sportweek.
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Embera natives by Fabio Cuttica on Tu Style
Friday, 08 May 2009
In Colombia about circa 2,000 Embera natives were forced to leave their territories in the Chocò region as a consequence of threats and armed clashes between the ELN fighters and a recently formed paramilitary group. Fabio Cuttica's reportage on the Embera tribe has been published by Tu Style.
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Simona Ghizzoni selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass 2009
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
Last week, in Amsterdam, 12 young photographers have been selected to come together with a group of masters for the 16th annual World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass to be held from 31 October to 6 November 2009. The  participants were selected among 179 candidates. During the masterclass meeting in November, the participant photographers will interact with six prominent experts, discussing technical, journalistic and ethical aspects of their work.
We are glad to announce that Simona Ghizzoni was among the 12 selected. The others are: Kathryn Cook (USA), Matt Eich, (USA), Sohrab Hura, (India), Benedicte Kurzen (France), Don McNeill Healy (Ireland),    Mads Nissen, (Denmark), Kosuke Okahara, (Japan), Ali Akbar Shirjian (Iran), Gihan Tubbeh (Peru),      Dirk-Jan Visser, (The Netherlands) and Alvaro Ybarra Zavala (Spain).


c) Simona Ghizzoni
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Fashion by Lorenzo Pesce on Donna Moderna
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
A group of young women having breakfast on the grass. Their job is to help girls suffering from eating disorders to find serenity and balance. The images of the reportage have been shot by Lorenzo Pesce for Donna Moderna.
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2° workshop Contrasto: Davide Monteleone e Massimo Siragusa
Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Dopo il grande successo riscontrato e le molte richieste ricevute, Contrasto propone un secondo workshop che si svolgerà a maggio, indirizzato ancora una volta ai fotografi che vogliono sia lavorare sul reportage ma anche comprendere come poter costruire un progetto e quali siano le tappe e gli strumenti per accompagnarlo nella sua realizzazione. Dalla definizione di un progetto allo scatto, all’editing finale, alla sua possibile presentazione sul mercato dell’editoria, fino all’organizzazione in mostra e in libro.
Questa volta, cogliendo l’occasione della mostra World Press Photo 2009 che si svolgerà nello stesso periodo a Roma, accanto a Davide Monteleone ci sarà Massimo Siragusa, entrambi vincitori del prestigioso premio.


c) Massimo Siragusa
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The Betrothed by Alessandro Imbriaco & Francesco Millefiori on Gioia
Monday, 04 May 2009
“Tutto Sposi” is the biggest Italian fair about weddings. During nine days, on forty-five thousands square metres of expositive surface at Mostra d’Oltremare, 350 exhibitors show off the world of wedding: wedding dresses, bonbonnières, furniture, armoured doors, vacuum cleaners, ceremony locations and honeymoons.
This reportage, titled "The Betrothed", has been shot by documenting from one side the stands as well as the exhibitors of the fair, and on the other one young couples visiting the fair. These couples also told us the date of their forthcoming wedding.
The images of the reportage, shot by Alessandro Imbriaco and Francesco Millefiori, have been published on Gioia.
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Workshop Contrasto - Le foto dei partecipanti
Saturday, 02 May 2009
Accanto alla guida di Francesco Cocco e Davide Monteleone, i partecipanti al workshop della Contrasto hanno realizzato una serie di immagini sul tema assegnato dai fotografi-masters, ovvero "l'umanità".
Vi proponiamo una selezione di foto scattate dai partecipanti e selezionate da Cocco e Montelone.


c) Graziano Panfili
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Cohousing by Simona Ghizzoni on Io Donna
Saturday, 02 May 2009
Youth communities have members that decide to live together in order to realize projects supported by the Communes. They share bills and errands. The reportage has been shot by Simona Ghizzoni by Io Donna.
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Giancolombo, best cover
Friday, 01 May 2009
 L'Europeo has won four prizes to the competition called by the Castelbuono commune (the jury was formed by the Mayor Mario Cicero, University professors, photographers, journalists) and organized by Attilio Bolzoni, journalist of La Repubblica. Among the prizes, they won the Best Cover of 2007, illustrated with a picture shot by Giancolombo.
Naples by Antonio Zambardino on Focus
Friday, 01 May 2009
A reportage about Naples, mostly focused on the Vesuvio, the Vesuvian Observatory and the volcanoes active in the region Campania. The pictures have been shot by Antonio Zambardino for Focus.
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X-Factor by Alessio Pizzicannella on Max
Friday, 01 May 2009
Some of the talents taking part to X-Factor (Matteo, Jury, Daniele and the Bastard Sons of Dioniso) have been chosen from Max to pose before photographer Alessio Pizzicannella.
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