honorable mention
Trivero Andrea italy
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SUSPENDED LIFES
Northern Kenya/Sud Sudan (January 2016)
According to official data, 200.000 refugees are supposed to live here. Men, women, children who escaped persecution, war, starvation and coming from Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea… But where are they? Few people around and spooky names that remind me even more spooky memories: camp 1-2… 5, block 1-2-3… 11. But where am I? Looking at the pictures I took during the day, reality slowly comes to me. Day by day all these people, locked here since 10, 15, 20 years, become more and more aware that they have no chance to continue their journey. Here they cannot work, they cannot farm. All they have is just a little oil, some flour, beans and water. Not enough to survive. Every year 1% of them will be able to go on dreaming...
Born in Italy in 1969, graduate in engeineering, he has always been interested in the magic of photography. The charm of Africa and the interest in primitive sculpture led him to engage in cooperation projects in Burkina Faso, where he moved and lived with his family for four years. Today he lives between Italy and Africa, mainly in the province of Biella, in an old house in the middle of meadows and woods with dogs, cats, horses, sheeps and goats.
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KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP (the biggest refugee camp in the world)Northern Kenya/Sud Sudan (January 2016)
According to official data, 200.000 refugees are supposed to live here. Men, women, children who escaped persecution, war, starvation and coming from Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea… But where are they? Few people around and spooky names that remind me even more spooky memories: camp 1-2… 5, block 1-2-3… 11. But where am I? Looking at the pictures I took during the day, reality slowly comes to me. Day by day all these people, locked here since 10, 15, 20 years, become more and more aware that they have no chance to continue their journey. Here they cannot work, they cannot farm. All they have is just a little oil, some flour, beans and water. Not enough to survive. Every year 1% of them will be able to go on dreaming...
about the photographer
ANDREA TRIVEROBorn in Italy in 1969, graduate in engeineering, he has always been interested in the magic of photography. The charm of Africa and the interest in primitive sculpture led him to engage in cooperation projects in Burkina Faso, where he moved and lived with his family for four years. Today he lives between Italy and Africa, mainly in the province of Biella, in an old house in the middle of meadows and woods with dogs, cats, horses, sheeps and goats.
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