The Desolate

• Photographer
  Luciana Trappolino
• Photo Date
  15/04/2017

In the city of Canosa di Puglia the procession of the Desolate is an ancient rite, among the most evocative of Holy Week in Puglia. On the Saturday before Easter, hundreds of women dressed in black and with their arms intertwined accompany the procession of the Desolate Virgin, singing the high-pitched song of the "Stabat Mater", a prayer written by Jacopone da Todi.

• Biography
  Born in Orvieto on 15 February 1964. She got her degree in Economics and Commerce at Sapienza in Rome (Italy). She currently lives in Lecce, where she works in a public company. Since childhood she has the passion for photography. At the age of fourteen she receives her first Reflex, which changes her way of observing the world, objects, and people. Become a photographer by vocation and live forever with her Reflex for over thirty years. She has participated in several exhibitions, and has been a winner in several competitions.
• Awards
  Honorable Mentions at the Photography Festival of FIOF 2017 and 2018, finalist at the Miami Street Photography Festival 2018, first prize in the Photo Contest promoted by Amnesty International Italy 2019, and First Prize Winner to FIIPA-FIOF for the category “People” 2019.