honorable mention
Giancarlo Zuccarone italy
title
Italian Easter Rituals
Women dressed in black, local politicians, members of mysterious brotherhoods, Passion’s statues and symbols… all inhabitants are involved in the celebrations.
Everyone leave home to offer one’s condolences to dead Christ.
Nowadays many of these ancient traditions are threatened by social and economic changes. The festivals are losing their authenticity risking to disappear forever. So I wanted to tell the story and the soul of these places and its people: love and passion, pain and anger, joy and tenderness. A mythology of christians and pagan images in which the origin are lost in the mists of antiquity.
Graduated with a degree in cinematography and filmmaking at “Università degli Studi Roma 3” (Rome, Italy).
His works are mainly focused on social and cultural issues. It has appeared on magazine and websites as: National Geographic, Vogue Italia, Travel and Leisure, Dodho Magazine, Skylife, Blouin Artinfo, PrivateMagazine, etc.
In 2021 Bruce Gilden chose one image from Zuccarone's work "Italian Eastern Rituals" for THE REAL PEOPLE photobook, a tribute projects to his career.
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entry description
In rural communities of Southern Italy the rituals are handed down for centuries, in a special way during Holy Week.Women dressed in black, local politicians, members of mysterious brotherhoods, Passion’s statues and symbols… all inhabitants are involved in the celebrations.
Everyone leave home to offer one’s condolences to dead Christ.
Nowadays many of these ancient traditions are threatened by social and economic changes. The festivals are losing their authenticity risking to disappear forever. So I wanted to tell the story and the soul of these places and its people: love and passion, pain and anger, joy and tenderness. A mythology of christians and pagan images in which the origin are lost in the mists of antiquity.
about the photographer
Giancarlo Zuccarone is an Italian photographer, contributor of Art Commerce (Photo Vogue).Graduated with a degree in cinematography and filmmaking at “Università degli Studi Roma 3” (Rome, Italy).
His works are mainly focused on social and cultural issues. It has appeared on magazine and websites as: National Geographic, Vogue Italia, Travel and Leisure, Dodho Magazine, Skylife, Blouin Artinfo, PrivateMagazine, etc.
In 2021 Bruce Gilden chose one image from Zuccarone's work "Italian Eastern Rituals" for THE REAL PEOPLE photobook, a tribute projects to his career.
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