honorable mention
FIORELLA BALDISSERRI italy
title
Nile River Nile
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entry description
El-Bahr, the Nile, is the river par excellence, the longest in the world, both a divinity and the only means of communication to cross the desert. In the 5th century B.C., Herodotus defined Egypt as a gift of the Nile, due to its extraordinary importance in the life and culture of the Egyptian people. Even today, 95 percent of Egyptians live near its banks, where nature mixes with signs of an ancient and modern humanity: pastel-colored landscapes, large palaces that contrast with the surrounding environment and are reflected in its waters, old abandoned boats that open the way to the swamp. And stories of life. Traveling aboard a dahabiya, a sailboat that is towed by a tugboat in the absence of wind, you can catch glimpses of life in cozy homes, in their simple desire for redemption, modern weddings and timeless evenings out. In its journey, the dahabiya navigates slowly and docks only at night, clinging to the shore with ancient ropes, surrendering to the time and rhythms of a people who celebrated the sacredness of the Nile.about the photographer
Fiorella Baldisserri, classical studies and an interest in art in all its forms, is a photographer from Bologna who loves travelling for profession and passion.The professional approach to photography took place in 2016 when she attended some courses on study of the image and history of photography. She then deepened her education with the photojournalism Masterclass in Rome.Currently Fiorella feels very close to the photographic genre of reportage, which allows her to observe people, enter stories and tell them through images, investigating herself.Fiorella has seen some shots published by international newspapers both in print and online. Photovogue, Corriere. In the Archaeological Museum of Olbia, as part of the popular photography festival, the project Drops in New York is exhibited. Finalist in the Bologna Design Week 2017 competition. Two shots published on the book Urban Life Photobook 2017. Erodoto108 published Hang in New York.Her latest project developed during Covid-19, entitled “With their eyes” on 118 Bologna Emergenza Sanitaria was chosen and published by CORTONA ON THE MOVE.back to gallery