In Case of Absence (Keep Smiling)

• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial/Photo Essay
• Photographer
  Giuseppe Francavilla
• Technical Info
  Sigma dp2 Merrill and Sony Rx100
• Photo Date
  04/07/2020
• Website
  http://www.giuseppefrancavilla.it

A photographic journey about the loss of a loved one, in this case my mother. How her past presence has permeated walls, floors, rooms, objects of a house where absence now reigns strong. I wanted to reconstruct the testimony of her being there, only from the material side because the feeling is enclosed with strength in the prison of the heart.

• 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