The Orthodox Easter is one of the most popular holy festivals in Ethiopia. It is named Fasika, word that means Easter.
The major celebrations of the Ethiopian Fasika take place in Lalibela: thousands of pilgrims, wrapped in their white Shamma, gather inside and outside the eleven monolithic churches carved into the rock which are UNESCO heritage.
During the night of Holy Saturday the prayers sing and dance until three in the morning. Once the mass is over, the faithful start cooking food for the next day: after a long abstinence from eating meat, they prepare the meal for the next day.
Freelance photographer, videomaker and reporter with publications on El País, El País Brasil, Planeta Futuro, Die Zeit, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Huffington Post Italia, Specchio, Green & Blue, and collaborations with Oxfam International (covering also the earthquake in Morocco in 2023), ICT (Instituto Constaricense de Turismo, SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación de Costa Rica) Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian Institute of Culture of Addis Ababa, Italian School of Asmara, and others for the realization of his projects.
Awards Bronze prize in the Travel/Tourism section at the Px3 The Prix de la Photographie Paris 2023 with the project "Fasika: The Ethiopian Orthodox Easter in Lalibela"
