Korean Dream

• Prize
• Photographer
  Filippo Venturi, Italy
• Studio
  Filippo Venturi Photography
• Socials
• Website
  https://www.filippoventuri.photography

North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship based on the cult of the Kim dynasty.
It is one of the most secluded countries in the world.
Citizens' rights are subdued to the country's needs; they have no freedom of speech, media
are strictly controlled and it is not allowed to leave the country.
The incessant propaganda against the USA portraits the South Korean population as a victim
of the American invasion; young generations live in a constant alert state as if the USA
could attack any day. At the same time, the propaganda aims at instilling a great sense of
pride for the country's technical progression, fueled by the Supreme Leader and
culminating in the atomic bomb.
Pyongyang youngsters have been educated to be learned and knowledgeable people, especially
in the scientific field, to foster the development of armaments and technology, chasing
the dream of reuniting Korea in a whole and free state.

• Biography
  Filippo Venturi is an Italian documentary photographer. His works have been published in different newspapers and magazines such as The Washington Post, Newsweek, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Das Magazin, Internazionale, La Stampa, Geo, Marie Claire. He produces personal projects concerning identity and the human condition, focusing in particular on the consequences of rapid technological progress in some parts of the world. For the past years he has been engaged in a project on the Korean peninsula, earning him the Sony World Photography award.
• Awards
  2019 Winner – Batumi Photodays Festival Finalist – Grand Prix Award (Białystok Interphoto Festival) Finalist – Verzasca Foto Awards Finalist – Belfast Photo Festival Finalist – Kolga Tbilisi Photo Finalist – Gomma Photography Grant Finalist – Premio Mario Dondero 2018 1st prize – Gomma Photography Grant 1st prize – Simultanei (Lucca Photolux Festival) 1st prize – Autore dell’Anno FIAF Emilia Romagna 1st prize – Diecixdieci Festival della Fotografia Contemporanea 1st prize – Tokyo International Foto Awards Selected – Voies Off Awards (Les Rencontres d'Arles) Selected – New Visions (Cortona On The Move) Selected – Single Shot World Report Award (Festival of Ethical Photography of Lodi) Finalist – Premio Marco Pesaresi Finalist – Athens Photo Festival Finalist – British Journal of Photography Finalist – Kolga Tbilisi Photo 2017 Winner – LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards 1st prize – Portfolio Italia (Hasselblad Grand Prix) 1st prize – Premio Voglino (Frame Foto Festival) 1st prize – Premio Il Reportage (Umbria Photo Fest) 1st prize – Sassoferrato Portfolio Award 3rd prize – PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Finalist – Premio Amilcare Ponchielli Finalist – Premio Marco Pesaresi Finalist – Belfast Photo Festival 2016 Winner – Emerging Talents 1st prize – Tokyo International Foto Awards 1st prize – PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 1st prize – PDN Emerging Photographer 2nd prize – Sony World Photography Awards 2nd prize – International Photographer of the Year 2nd prize – Moscow International Foto Awards Finalist – Premio Amilcare Ponchielli Finalist – Lugano Photo Days Contest Finalist – Il Reportage Photojournalism Award Finalist – Gomma Photography Grant 2015 1st prize – New Talent by Fondazione Fotografia Modena 1st prize – Fine Art Photography Awards 1st prize – Sassoferrato Portfolio Award 2nd prize – PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2nd prize – Moscow International Foto Awards