Silent Theaters

• Prize
  Gold in Book/Fine Art, 1st Place winner in Book
• Photographer
  Sacco Giovanni Maria
• Website
  https://www.gmsacco.com

In the haunting silence of Giovanni Maria Sacco’s ‘Silent Theaters’, abandoned factories echo the dignified beauty of decay, reminding us that endings are merely transitions. Sacco’s lens captures more than ruin; it presents a metaphor for life’s impermanent stages, inviting us to find grace in what we leave behind. Kehrer Verlag 2023 Hardcover 28,8 x 24 cm 144 pages 101 duotone illustrations English ISBN 978-3-96900-124-0 Artist: Giovanni Maria Sacco Texts: Laura Cosso, Giovanni Maria Sacco Design: Kehrer Design (Laura Pecoroni)

• Awards
  International Photography Awards: 2015, 2016 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2020 (3), 2021 (3), 2022 (4), 2023 (4), 2024, 2025 (2) Moscow International Foto Awards: 2016, 2017, 2020 (2) Budapest International Foto Awards: 2023, 2024, 2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards: 2017, 2018, 2020 (3), 2022 (3), 2024 (2 + 1st place in Book), 2025 (3 + 1st Place in Books) PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris: 2017, 2020 (2), 2021 (3), 2022 (3), 2023 (2), 2024 (2), 2025 (3) Fine Art Photography Awards: 2017, 2018 (2), 2019, 2020, 2021(2), 2024 (3), 2025 (2) ND Awards: 2016, 2018, 2020 (2), 2021(2), 2022, 2024 (2), 2025 (2) Monochrome Awards: 2017, 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2020, 2022(2), 2024 Monovision Awards: 2020, 2022 (3), 2023 (2), 2024, 2025 Analog Sparks: 2023 (2), 2024, 2025 Architecture Master Prize: 2021, 2022 (2 + Best of Best), 2023 (1 + Best of Best), 2024 Arte Laguna Prize: 2024 (2) refocus awards: 2023, 2024 Siena Creative Awards, 2021, 2022 Urban Awards: 2021 (finalist), 2023 (Civic Museum prize)