Honorable Mention / 2016 / Press / Feature Story

Gazes

  • Photographer
    Roberto Menardo, Italy
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It's been two years since the riots, began in Majdan Nezalenžnosti
between 18 and 20 of february, 2014 decreed the fall of President
Victor Janucovjč and caused the death of over 100 people.
Walking for Majdan you can perceive as these places and these
martyrs are important for the citizens of Kiev.
You can feel the contrast between the recent past and today in the
eyes of the peolple dead staring at you from a photograph and those
of a girl who draws sitting on a step.
These are images of death and life, photographs of a latent conflict
that is consumed in Europe, just a few hours from our home trip.
Photographs taken in September 25th , 2015

Born in Cuneo, 62 years old. I live in Lodi, where I work, and in Turin (Italy).
I observe carefully any photographic work able to impress me and I try to convey my emotions with my photography.
I have exhibited in solo and group exhibitions; in January 2018 my photographs were presented at the Torre Grimaldina in Genoa as part of the contemporary art exhibition "Segrete -tracce di memoria".
Co-editor of the online magazine "Ludesan life - storie del territorio", for four years I'm in charge of the organization of the OFF circuit of the "Festival della fotografia Etica" in Lodi.

Awards 2015. PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS: HM with "lightness"
2016. PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS: HM with "gazes"
2016. MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARD: HM with"curiosity"
2016. MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD: HM Amateur People category with "waiting"
2017. PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS: third place in the Non Professional Portraiture category with "Gertrude&Greta".
2018. MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD: HM Amateur Portrait category with "Stefi"
2019. MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD: HM Amateur Portrait category with "welder"
2019. IPA: HM in the category Non Professional Fine Art, Landscape with "white"
2021. IPA: HM in the category One Shot - Our Times, Lockdown Life with “tintarella”
2021. MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD: HM in the category Amateur Conceptual with “wall”
2021. FAPA: Nominee in the category Amateur Night photography with “Venezia”
2022. TOKIO INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARD: Silver winner category events-wedding with “felicità”
2023. MONOVISION BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD: HM category landscapes with “Toscana”