honorable mention
Marco Gualazzini italyPhoto © Marco Gualazzini
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Somalia: the resilient Nation
The country's waters have been exploited by illegal fisheries and the economic infrastructure that once provided jobs has been ravaged.
For the last few years he has been covering Africa extensively.
He devised and took part in the creation of a documentary for the Italian national TV network RAI on the caste system in India, which has been selected at IDFA- The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and has been awarded with the Best Camera Work Award at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2014.
Gualazzini published in national and international titles and he has received numerous accolades, including the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography Recipient in 2013, the PDN and the World Press Photo.
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Africa, Somalia, Mogadishu. 10/10/2015. A man carries a shark through the streets of Mogadishu. A recent escalation of plunders of Somali waters by foreign fishing vessels could mean the return of hijackings, locals warn.The country's waters have been exploited by illegal fisheries and the economic infrastructure that once provided jobs has been ravaged.
about the photographer
Born in Parma in 1976, Marco Gualazzini began his career as a photographer in 2004, with his home town’s local daily, La Gazzetta di Parma. His works include reportage photography on microfinance in India, on the freedom of expression in Myanmar, on the discrimination of minorities in Pakistan.For the last few years he has been covering Africa extensively.
He devised and took part in the creation of a documentary for the Italian national TV network RAI on the caste system in India, which has been selected at IDFA- The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and has been awarded with the Best Camera Work Award at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2014.
Gualazzini published in national and international titles and he has received numerous accolades, including the Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography Recipient in 2013, the PDN and the World Press Photo.
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