Honorable Mention
Edicolа votiva
DESCRIPTION
In southern Italy, and in particular in Naples, the influence of the church is very strong, people are very faithful and pious. This is probably why from time immemorial to this day there is a very strong tradition of devotion to the souls of the dead. Walking along the Neapolitan streets, one can often notice peculiar small altars attached to the external walls of buildings. These altars reflect the whole essence of the Neapolitan religious soul. They pay prayers to the souls of the dead, and believe that they are able to visit the world of the living AUTHOR
I was born and raised in a small industrial city in southern Russia. After graduating from the Lyceum, I studied and lived in St. Petersburg, where, by fate, I rotated in creative circles. Poets, writers, directors, artists, photographers - among them I found quite a few friends, who in many ways influenced my perception and my taste. I never studied photography, comprehended everything myself, empirically. My inspiration was the legendary photographers of the agencies Magnum and Reuters. What distinguishes photography from other forms of art - theater, cinema, painting, graphics, sculpture? What is the art of photography that is not found in any other? This is a factor of chance. And most of all this factor is present in street photography. In my travels, I like to roam the streets of unknown cities and look at the life boiling around me.
