2nd place
silver star award
Franco Cappellari
italy 
Photo © Franco Cappellari
title
French war cemetery
Some of my works are exhibited at the China Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 and Kenya.
I'm Master Photographer for the Nikon School workshops and Nikon School Travel.
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entry description
Near Venafro (IS ) is the French war cemetery in which are buried about 7,000 French soldiers , Moroccans , Algerians and Tunisians , as well as some African unidentified , mostly fallen during the battle of Cassino (nov. 1943 - May 1944 ) .For them it is have been erected two monuments , a cappella works by Andrè Chatelin , Rome Grand Prix , and a minaret , decorated with blue ceramic tiles , which stand out against the white-washed walls , and with some inscriptions . Inside there are some tombs , one of which is unknown to the Muslim soldier , and three dedicated to soldiers by name, one Tunisian , one Algerian, a Moroccan . I chose to take the pictures from the helicopter to emphasize the linearity of its architecture. With some imagination , its texture vaguely reminiscent a set of microchips .about the photographer
I’m Franco Cappellari, native italian , advertising and freelance photographer-journalist based in Venafro , Italy.I work with Nikon Italia and I collaborate with a lot of international magazines:Touring National Geographic, Bell'Italia, Panorama Travel, In Viaggio, Adesso, Vanity Fair, PCPhoto, Fotocult, The Photographer, L’Espresso.Most important the activites with italian ad international Tourist Offices: Tuscany, Puglia, Argentina, China, Cyprus, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Norway, Quebec, Spain, South Africa and Venezuela, for which I created the photographic documentation subsequently used for tourism promotion.Some of my works are exhibited at the China Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 and Kenya.
I'm Master Photographer for the Nikon School workshops and Nikon School Travel.
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