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Roberto Calderoli and Gianna Gancia by Carlos Jones on Grazia
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Roberto Calderoli and Gianna Gancia tell for the first time about their lovestory. The images have been shot by Carlos Jones for Grazia.



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Claudia Pandolfi by Davide Lanzilao on Confidenze
Monday, 28 September 2009
Actress Claudia Pandolfi interviewed by Confidenze. The cover image was shot by Davide Lanzilao.




Tianjin by Tommaso Bonaventura on Io Donna
Friday, 25 September 2009
As far as Western criteria are concerned, eleven millions inhabitants make a metropolis of Tianjin. According to the Economist, Tianjin ranked as China's most liveable city. East's youngest city is inhabited by about 500,000 students and combines tradition and longing for modernity.
The images of the reportage have been shot by Tommaso Bonaventura for Io Donna.




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The Hell of Scampia by Salvatore Esposito on The Sunday Times Magazine
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Salvatore Esposito has been working for a long time in Scampia, focusing on the two main pillars of the organized crime in Naples, that is drug and micro-criminality. These factors are connected to each other and cannot be set aside.
As the photographer won the Terry O'Neill award, the images of his reportage have been published on The Sunday Times Magazine.



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Q'eros by Fabio Cuttica on L'Espresso
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Ancient traditions, magic rituals, costumes that are simple yet gaudy at the same time. Journey throughout the land of Q'eros, the Peruvian native population descending from the Inca. They live among the mountains, respecting their cults and in great harmony with nature and men. The reportage shot by Fabio Cuttica, and the text by Diletta Varlese, has been published by L'Espresso.




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Russian Caucaus by Davide Monteleone su Foam
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Davide Monteleone is working on a long-term project on the Russian Caucasus. Part of his work, together with an interview to the photographer, has been published on Foam (issue #20, Talent).



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Toronto by Antonio Zambardino on Max
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Toronto is a multi-ethnic metropolis looking out on the future and devoted to arts. A real paradise for youth. The images of the reportage by Antonio Zambardino have been shot for Max.




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The Chinese in Italy by Francesco Cocco on Max
Thursday, 24 September 2009
The Chinese in Italy are often victims of unemployment and criminality, but they are also ambitious and modern. The pictures by Francesco Cocco have been shot for Max.



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Salvatore Esposito wins the Terry O'Neill Award
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
On September 16th 2009, at the Getty Gallery in London, they announced the winners of the IPG/Terry O’Neill Award.
This year, the first prize of the Terry O’Neill Award was assigned to Salvatore Esposito, for his work on Scampia neighborhood (Naples), a reportage on the two main pillars of the organized crime in Naples, that is drug and micro-criminality.
The winners’ works have been published last Sunday on The Sunday Times, while the exhibition has been at Getty Gallery until Saturday September 19th, and it’s now at the IPG (3 Old Brewery Yard, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0AF), until October 3rd.
Some of the juries attended the prize-giving: Terry O'Neill Award, ovvero Terry O'Neill, Robin Morgan e Lucy Bell.Il 16 settembre 2009, presso la Getty Gallery di Londra, sono stati annunciati i vincitori del premio IPG/Terry O’Neill.


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The Hell of Scampia by Salvatore Esposito on Vanity Fair
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Salvatore Esposito has been working for a long time in Scampia, focusing on the two main pillars of the organized crime in Naples, that is drug and micro-criminality. These factors are connected to each other and cannot be set aside.
The images of the reportage by Salvatore Esposito have been published on Vanity Fair.




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L' Aquila Rugby by Davide Monteleone on Sportweek
Friday, 18 September 2009
Its stadium is almost unplayable. L'Aquila Rugby's players live 30 kilometers far from the city centre. Yet the symbol team of the city struck from the earthquake has returned to play in the Super 10. The images of the reportage have been shot by Davide Monteleone for Sportweek.



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Marcello Fois' Bologna by Simona Ghizzoni on Io Donna
Friday, 18 September 2009
"To love the city, you have to listen to it again and again", says writer Marcello Fois about Bologna, his hometown. At the same time, he disagree with the city thick skin, that rejects youth. The images of the reportage have been shot by Simona Ghizzoni for Io Donna.



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Narcisi Primary School by Stefano G. Pavesi on Io Donna
Friday, 18 September 2009
The Narcisi Primary School compound accommodates about 1,200 pupils, 330 out of them are of non-European origin. For its size, the Narcisi Primary School is one of the biggest in Milan and its province, and is set in  the city South-West area, Lorenteggio neighborhood. The images of Stefano G. Pavesi's reportage have been published by Io Donna.




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Vladivostok by Davide Monteleone on Io Donna
Friday, 18 September 2009
Vladivostok is a city of the Russian Far-East, next to the border with China and North Korea. In 1920 more than half its inhabitants were Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The images of the reportage have been shot by Davide Monteleone for Io Donna.




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Armenia-Turkey border by Riccardo Venturi on Io Donna
Friday, 18 September 2009
The border between Armenia and Turkey could be reopened 16 years after it was closed. The reportage shot by RIccardo Venturi, in the shade of Mount Ararat, was assigned by Io Donna.



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Afghanistan by Francesco Cocco on Io Donna
Friday, 11 September 2009
In Afghanistan Emergency has started a network of 28 first aid posts and health posts to give prompt cures to patients. Besides to the health activity, Emergency has also been involved in social commitment: since 2001 in fact Emergency has been involved in a health assistance program in the major prisons of the country as well as into a work integration program for the women living in the Panshir Valley.
"Our first son", that's how Teresa Sarti Strada used to call Afghanistan, a land where Emergency treated about 2 million people.
Francesco Cocco's reportage has been published by Io Donna few days after Teresa Sarti Strada's death.



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Pittsburgh by Alessandro Cosmelli on Io Donna
Friday, 11 September 2009
Icon of the post-industrial passage, from iron and steel industry to culture. From September 24th 2009, Pittsburgh will host the G-20 summit.
The images by Alessandro Cosmelli were shot for Io Donna.



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Stefania Prestigiacomo byi Simona Ghizzoni on First
Monday, 07 September 2009
Stefania Prestigiacomo, 41 years old, Sicilian, talks about things worth fighting for. The pictures have been shot by Simona Ghizzoni for First.



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H-Farm by Simona Ghizzoni on Ventiquattro
Monday, 07 September 2009
H-Farm supports the starts-up companies until they are stable enough to be sold. The reportage has been shot by Simona Ghizzoni for Ventiquattro.



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Cinecittà studios by Massimo Siragusa on L' Europeo
Monday, 07 September 2009
Cinecittà studios, in Rome, photographed on July 2009 from Massimo Siragusa for L'Europeo. As the photographer says, "It probably was the ultimate strip of Rome still unknown to me".




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Labour. Founded on rights - Exhibition in Mostra a Modena
Sunday, 06 September 2009
On August the 27th, within the PD party in Modena, the exhibition "Lavoro. Fondato sui diritti" (i.e. "Labour. Founded on rights") opened within the. The article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to work".
The images shot by Gianni Berengo Gardin, Roberto Caccuri, Francesco Cocco, Salvatore Esposito, Alessando Imbriaco/Francesco Millefiori, Massimo Siragusa and Riccardo Venturi tell about seven different work-related stories.
The exhibition will stay open until September 20th 2009.




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New migrant workers by Alessandro Tosatto on Diario
Thursday, 03 September 2009
The images document Francesco's journey. Born in Germany from a migrant father, Francesco returned to Italy (province of Reggio Calabria) after attending the primary school. Nowadays Francesco is 32 years old and has decided to migrate North, in Milan. Alessandro Tosatto's reportage has been published on Diario.



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Italian scriptwriters by Lorenzo Pesce on Marie Claire
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Nine Italian scriptwriters photographed by Lorenzo Pesce for Marie Claire: Sandro Petraglia, Linda Ferri, Andrea Purgatori, Francesca Marciano, Sara Mosetti, Fabio Bonifacci, Heidrun Schleef, Anna Mittone and Luca Rossi.




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Michele Placido by Alessio Pizzicannella on First
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Actor and director Michele Placido tells about himself on the eve of the opening of his forthcoming movie, Il Grande Sogno. The photos have been shot by Alessio Pizzicannella for First.



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Scotland by Tommaso Bonaventura on Vanity Fair
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Edinburgh, among men in kilts and ghost-haunted castles. The images by Tommaso Bonaventura in Scotland have been shot for Vanity Fair.




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Medellin by Fabio Cuttica on L' Espresso
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
The criminality rate has dropped. The Narcos seem to be defeated. The city is reviving, in spite of many difficulties. The pictures of Medellin illustrating the article published by L'Espresso have been shot by Fabio Cuttica.



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Tokyo by Daniele Dainelli on Io Donna
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
A city as unknown and charming as Tokyo throughout the visionary look of Daniele Dainelli. The reportage has been published on Io Donna.




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Jasmine Trinca by Fabio Lovino on Gioia
Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Jasmine Trinca, young and talented Italian actress, takes part for the first time to the Venice Film Festival with the movie "Il Grande Sogno", directed by Michele Placido. Gioia cover image was shot by Fabio Lovino.




Italian boxe by Davide Monteleone on Sportweek
Monday, 31 August 2009
Italian boxe national team is ready to face the forthcoming World Championships. The images of the cover reportage have been shot by Davide Monteleone for Sportweek.



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Tortona by Stefano G. Pavesi on Discovery
Monday, 31 August 2009
Tortona district, in Milan, between edgy boutiques and bohemian cafés. The images have been shot by Stefano G. Pavesi for Discovery.



Francesco Cossiga by Carlos Jones on Style
Monday, 31 August 2009
Former President of the Republic, now life senator, the 81 years old Francesco Cossiga has been portrayed in his studio, in Rome, by Carlos Jones for Style.


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David Guetta by Cesare Cicardini on Style
Monday, 31 August 2009
French dj David Guetta does about 180 performances per year, he travels on a private jet and produces, among the others, the Black Eyed Peas. The portrait has been shot by Cesare Cicardini for Style.



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Palma Bucarelli by Alessio Pizzicannella on Style
Monday, 31 August 2009
Homonymous great grandchild of the famous art critic and historian of the Italian art, Palma Bucarelli tells about herself to Style. The portrait has been shot by Alessio Pizzicannella.



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