R.P.W. (Roman Places of Worship)

• Photographer
  Giuseppe Francavilla
• Technical Info
  Leica and Sony cropped sensor cameras
• Photo Date
  January, February and March 2020
• Website
  http://www.giuseppefrancavilla.it

Creating a documentary based on all the churches in the territory of Rome would be an impossible operation. My intent therefore is to make known a small cross-section that, although in its small realization, wants to highlight the supreme art with which these churches adorn the territory of the eternal city. I will dwell on some examples depicting the harmony of marbles and stucco, on the polychrome of the ceilings, on the adoration of the icon, where the icon is intended as particular form of the presence of God, on the multiple expression of the artistic form that aims to adoration.

• Biography
  Born in Palermo in 1974, I have been having a natural flair for the shot since he was 10, using a Polaroid 1000 model borrowed from my brother. A few years later the first experiments in street photography gave way to the glossy world of glamour. The real revolution begins owning a Kodak's bridge camera with a 24x zoom which trained my eye to look for the hidden details of things, as in an imaginary game in which there is always something hidden from reality that may tickle the wonder of surprise.
• Awards
  Official selection @PX3 2011 Nominee @ Black & White Spider Awards 2012 One photo exhibited in the "Exposed: the contemporary nude" exhibition, promoted by 1650 fine art Gallery, Los Angeles 2012 2 Honorable Mentions @ WPGA - World Photography Gala Awards 2012 1 Honorable Mentions @ International Photography Awards 2012 (IPA) 2 Honorable Mentions @ International Photography Awards 2013 (IPA) 1st place @ Worldwide Gala Photography Awards - Spring edition, "Nude" section, 2013 1st place @ PX3 2014 2nd place @ PX3 2015 2nd place @ MIFA 2016 3rd place @ TIFA 2017 1 Honorable Mention @ MIFA - Moscow International Photo Awards 2020