honorable mention
Francesco Angelo Bellina italy
title
Migrant eyes
The center was visited by the Commission on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament that call it "a lager and a hell": overcrowding, dirty and threadbare sheets, no blankets or heating, rags instead of clothes, cold water, toilets not working , health care inefficient.
The portraits of "Migrant eyes" were made at the doors of the Centre for asylum-seekers in 2011, published only now for not endanger the subjects photographed.
His mother, a painter, passed down to him her love for art and teached him to appreciate every form which art can take: from figurative art to music. He discovers photography by chance, at the age of thirteen, a passion that still accompanies him. He starts with film, then passes to digital, immortalising all the peculiarities and the distinctive traits of sicilians, lingering on people's faces and gestures. Actively involved with social engagement, Francesco tries to combine both his passions, telling what he likes or dislikes of the society, trying to get from people their naturalness and simplicity, favouring photojournalism and street photography. He's attending the Jurisprudence University of Palermo while working with Repubblica and some photographic agencies. Some of his pictures have been published by The Guardian, The Time, Corriere della Sera and Repubblica.
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entry description
"Migrant eyes" is a set of portraits to the guests of the center for asylum seekers Salinagrande (Trapani).The center was visited by the Commission on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament that call it "a lager and a hell": overcrowding, dirty and threadbare sheets, no blankets or heating, rags instead of clothes, cold water, toilets not working , health care inefficient.
The portraits of "Migrant eyes" were made at the doors of the Centre for asylum-seekers in 2011, published only now for not endanger the subjects photographed.
about the photographer
Francesco Bellina was born on November 9, 1989 in Erice.His mother, a painter, passed down to him her love for art and teached him to appreciate every form which art can take: from figurative art to music. He discovers photography by chance, at the age of thirteen, a passion that still accompanies him. He starts with film, then passes to digital, immortalising all the peculiarities and the distinctive traits of sicilians, lingering on people's faces and gestures. Actively involved with social engagement, Francesco tries to combine both his passions, telling what he likes or dislikes of the society, trying to get from people their naturalness and simplicity, favouring photojournalism and street photography. He's attending the Jurisprudence University of Palermo while working with Repubblica and some photographic agencies. Some of his pictures have been published by The Guardian, The Time, Corriere della Sera and Repubblica.
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