In Columbia, in a remote area of Antioquia, a community of gold
miners has been struggling to fight for its own existence for years,
asking the government to legalize their mine. Workers are owners
of the land, but the government prefer sell the digging
concessions to foreign corporations. For survive, miners must
work underground illegally with inadequate equipment and under
definite threat of being killed by paramilitary groups, paid for
"clean" the area.
Erberto Zani (Italy, 1978) is a documentary photographer, journalist and photo books designer, based between Parma (Italy) and Basel (Switzerland). Since 1998 he worked as photographer in advertisement sector. Freelance since 2008, most of his works are focused on documentary-humanitarian themes. He cooperates with companies, magazines and No Profit Organizations, for photographs and editorial projects.
Awards 2018
Monochrome Photography Awards: 2nd place category "Abstract"
Chromatic Photography Awards: 1st Place "Street" category with Leathers drying.
IPA - International Photography Awards: 2nd place, category "Event / Social cause" for Rohingya's exodus.
2017
Monochrome Photography Awards: 1st and 2nd place, category "Photojournalism"
2016
IPA - International Photography Awards: 2nd place, category Book Documentary for "Black World"
PX3 - Prix de la Photographie Paris: Gold medal in Professional Book Documentary and Bronze medal in Professional Book People
