honorable mention
valentina mignoli italy
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Zia Maria
I have chosen my aunt 'Zia Maria' as the subject of this work because she has always been my point of reference. These photos were shot during the summer harvest of beans, in her vegetable garden. Great cooking comes from the heart, in fact she gives all of herself when she is preparing food for her nephews and nieces. She also enjoys smoking and working hard, or doing both at the same time.
The photos were taken in August 2020 in Campania, 100 km south of Naples. I took full advantages of the beautiful light of that summer day as I wanted the bucolic context to be as natural as possible. My aim was in fact to understand and to show the specifics and peculiarities that I believe represent the heavenly figure of Zia Maria.
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Portait and specifics of Zia MariaI have chosen my aunt 'Zia Maria' as the subject of this work because she has always been my point of reference. These photos were shot during the summer harvest of beans, in her vegetable garden. Great cooking comes from the heart, in fact she gives all of herself when she is preparing food for her nephews and nieces. She also enjoys smoking and working hard, or doing both at the same time.
The photos were taken in August 2020 in Campania, 100 km south of Naples. I took full advantages of the beautiful light of that summer day as I wanted the bucolic context to be as natural as possible. My aim was in fact to understand and to show the specifics and peculiarities that I believe represent the heavenly figure of Zia Maria.
about the photographer
I am a young Italian photographer. I am from southern Italy, but I have been living in Bologna for years because I graduated. in recent years I have traveled a lot and for this reason I don't want to present photos of other places, but only and exclusively my land that I love and that I would not change for anything in the world.back to gallery