Pietro and his mother

• Prize
• Photographer
  Vittoria Dussoni, Australia
• Website
  http://www.vittoriadussoni.com

Pietro,as his mother points out in Spanish, is 'minusvalido',or,in English,disabled. Gloria has sacrificed her career as a soprano to look after him and these images show them at their home in Sydney. Gloria believes Pietro is happy, however, she is aware that life is somewhat difficult for him. More difficult, she says, than it would have been if he could for example read and write. There is mutual love and respect and they worry for each other wellbeing. Gloria says that when she will not be able to look after Pietro he will inevitably go in a nursing home type facility and Gloria is sure that, there, he will cease to be an individual and will become just a 'resident'. Gloria is now well over 70 years old and worries about Pietro and his life without her.

• Biography
  Born in Rome, Italy. Studied in the U.S.A. and lives in Australia. A graduate in Photography from The University of Texas at Austin. I am committed to photographing the less empowered as dignified individuals and beautiful human beings. I try to emphasize the subjects' personal reality. www.vittoriadussoni.com