Honorable Mention
The White Procession of Good Friday
DESCRIPTION
On Good Friday, one of the holiest days in the Christian world, the White procession is taking place in Sorrento, from midnight to sunrise, as a tribute to the Passion of Christ and a manifestation of faith by the participants.Hundreds of men parade through the streets in total silence, dressed in white robes and white hoods, avoiding this way to present their sinful existence to God.
A solemn, intense, mournful and silent procession carrying the statue of Mary who is visiting the town churches one after the other, fruitlessly searching inside them for Her lost Child, before She withdraws in Her devoted church to mourn...
AUTHOR
Although a Civil Engineer in profession, I turned out as an amateur travel photographer having traveled to numerous countries around the world such as Ethiopia, India, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Benin, Haiti, Cuba etc. My main goal is to capture the uniqueness of the local cultures and the life of the people in the most remote places of our world, emphasizing on syncretism between rare religions and rituals. My pictures have been awarded multiple awards in many prestigious photo competitions and have been published in many books and magazines. 