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Antonio Denti
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Native Sea
He graduated as a social anthropologist at the University of London ( Goldsmiths' College and SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies - ) but became a news cameraman.
He has been working for Reuters as a staff cameraman since 1998.
He has covered conflicts and change in Kosovo (1999, 2001, 2008), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), Israel (2005 - 2006), Gaza (2005), Lebanon (2006), Tunisia (2011), the death of Pope John Paul II, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, his resignations and the election of Pope Francis, the Tsunami of 2004 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, eruptions of mount Etna, earthquakes in central and northern Italy, the migrant crises in the Mediterranean (2006, 2011, 2015-2019) and in the Balkans (2015), the crisis around Catalonia's bid for independence (2017), the Covid-19 pandemics (2020), Pope Francis' pilgrimage to Iraq (2021).
He lives in Rome with his wife Sara and their 7-years old son Martino
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entry description
This is the story of a kid who overcomes his legitimate fears, dives in despite them and, in reward, obtains the infinite wander of the sea. The kid is my son, Martino, but could be any kid, anywhere. It is also a story on our relationship with nature. Something more than crucial at this time in history. The environmental crisis is most tragic and existential one, in this age of many crises. But, I confess, I always felt is very abstract. Then, my son asked me to dive with him in our native sea. And it changed. Apart from brief interruptions, in the nearby city where all spoke of hard survival, we spent the longest time in the blue. Our native sea, that shaped my heart, spoke to us wordlessly about a kingdom that nobody will come save if we don't. It took a child, the generation that matters and we owe to, and a dive: the struggle to save the environment became alive and meaningful. Ultimately, Native Sea is a story on how life is a treasure that can be either accepted as a whole, or rejected and escaped as a whole. Accepting it means to go towards its wanders as well than its terrifying mysteries. And it means to gather the strength required and dive in.about the photographer
Antonio Denti was born in Catania, Sicily, in 1972.He graduated as a social anthropologist at the University of London ( Goldsmiths' College and SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies - ) but became a news cameraman.
He has been working for Reuters as a staff cameraman since 1998.
He has covered conflicts and change in Kosovo (1999, 2001, 2008), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), Israel (2005 - 2006), Gaza (2005), Lebanon (2006), Tunisia (2011), the death of Pope John Paul II, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, his resignations and the election of Pope Francis, the Tsunami of 2004 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, eruptions of mount Etna, earthquakes in central and northern Italy, the migrant crises in the Mediterranean (2006, 2011, 2015-2019) and in the Balkans (2015), the crisis around Catalonia's bid for independence (2017), the Covid-19 pandemics (2020), Pope Francis' pilgrimage to Iraq (2021).
He lives in Rome with his wife Sara and their 7-years old son Martino
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