Demigods

Romagna Rugby is an italian rugby team that bases its mission on selecting, training and grooming young athletes coming from the Romagna region. I am the official photographer of the Romagna Rugby from 2010. At the beginning the team played in serie B. In the first year the team won all the 22 matches, reaching the serie A2. In the second year the team reached the serie A1. Following the economic crisis and the difficulty in finding sponsors, the company had to give up the inclusion of skilled foreign players, forcing and anticipating the integration of very young boys in the first team. Today the team plays in Serie B and fight for promotion to Serie A.

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.