Mabrouk

• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial/General News
• Photographer
  Vincenzo Parisi

Morocco wrote World Cup history as the first African and Arab country to reach the tournament's semi-finals. For a lot of expatriates or youth, born and/or raised in other parts of the world, this event was not only a sporting success but also a moral comeback from lots of discrimination suffered living abroad. Both the African and Arab communities, regardless of the country of origin, took to the streets and celebrated together this occasion. These photos were taken in Bologna, Italy, home of one of the biggest Arab and African communities in Italy.

Vincenzo Parisi is an independent photographer based in Bologna, Italy. He attended the Foto Image photography school from 2015 to 2018. His first work was "L", a still life project about the figure of his grandmother. Since 2019 he has participated in the "H20 Planet" project by "7milamiglialontano", a non-profit association in Brescia, Italy, covering and reporting the state of water pollution and the beauty of the planet. In 2021 he concludes his first personal documentary work, "Down on the short road near the Causeway"