Saxons are a community with German roots. Since XI century, together with Hungarians and Romanians, they’ve been living in the green heart of Romania. From this very land, a major migration is now taking place which marks the decline of centuries of history. After the 2nd World War and Ceaușescu communist government, people of this community were forced to abandon their homes. Some wanted an ethnically homogeneous Romania. In 1930 there were 745,421 Saxons in Romania, in the last census there were 27,019. Saxons are disappearing and their culture, their tongue and traditions along with them.
Davide was born in Messina in 1991. He is a photojournalist based in Milan.
He graduated in 2016 at IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) at the school of visual arts in photography.
Davide was included in 2014 among the 10 best under 25 Italian talents, has been nominated by 6x6 World Press Photo Global Talent Program in 2019 and one of his photos was selected by National Geographic among the 10 iconic photos of 2020. His works received national and international awards, being exhibited in a several festivals all around the world.
