2nd Place winner

Resilience
DESCRIPTION
"Resilience" is courage. “Resilience” is the instinct of love that knows no color, no race, no religion. “Resilience” is all that each individual would need for a future without prejudice, for a free and equal future. AUTHOR
Mirko Sperlonga is a young Italian photographer dedicated to fashion photography. He developed a passion for photography and approached it from an early age, when he began to experiment with the creation of his first images taking his family members, nature, landscapes and animals as subjects. From that day on he was no longer able to do without it. Since childhood Mirko has been gifted with an innate sense of curiosity towards everything around him, which is why he develops a strong attraction for nature. After embarking on a high school course, he dedicated himself to the world of work to gather the resources necessary to study photography. Subsequently he deepens the subject by undertaking a path of specialization in lighting engineering and that in advanced digital shooting. In these years Mirko discovers his particular affinity for portraits, the only medium that will allow him to transmit and establish a completely unusual relationship with people and the world around him. He is currently studying at the Higher Institute of Photography in Rome for the specialization in fashion photography 2023.