12-year-old Michelle is one of the youngest Mayors in Italy. “A voice for us” was the political slogan for her’s second electoral campaign. An Italian Parliament law set up the participation of children in political bodies in 1997 with the Children’s Municipal Councils. Michelle was elected Deputy Mayor two years ago at the age of 10 in Castel San Pietro Terme, one of only 151 municipalities (1%), which have such a democratic group.Michelle and her friends are the citizens of tomorrow.From a very young age, they dream they can make the world a better place to live in the future.
Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance photographer based in Bologna. She graduated in Economics from Bologna University, Italy. After travelling abroad with the Nikon School Photo, she has grown as a photographer studying in Bologna with the renowned photographers since 2008.
Now Isabella divides her time between her work and documentary photography. Her long term projects are mainly inspired by human experience. Her interest of the world is drawn towards its people. She wants to celebrate the ordinary things that happen around us all the time in her photographs.
Awards ItalyPhotoAward 2019 | Finalist | Italian Collection Lodi 2019.
PX3 2019 |Paris | Silver Award | Portraiture | Children.
