Honorable Mention TIFA 2024 People / Culture

Candle Ritual Along The River of Perfumes

  • Photographer
    Luciana Trappolino
  • Technical Info
    Canon Eos 6D, 100mm, f/2,8, 1/60
  • Photo Date
    22/02/2019

To illuminate the darkness and entrust one's wishes to the river, it's customary in some places in Vietnam to leave lit lanterns in the water of the river.


  • Socials
    • 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.
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