ANNUAL REPORT 2015
AWAKENING
AWAKENING
#Awakaning is a photographers collective working in the Editorial, Social and features We offer Photographic reportages, video, graphic design and journalistic articles thanks to the collaboration with other professionals. Our team, from photo-reporter to journalists are available for projects all around the world
ABOUT US
Taking inspiration from #Dysturb we aim to focus mainly on local social news. #Awakening is the latest step in a movement that has seen photographers often excludedfrom traditional publishing avenues. With the popularity of social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, we like to buildour own audience, free of any editorial and commercial control.
Our Philosophy:
We would like to “wake up” passers by showcasing news in large formats, exhibiting our work freely on the walls in the streets
We defend an editorial line free
We aim to “wake up” the creativity and the social side of the photographers bringing back documentary photography to its activism roots. We are driven by the desire to make the “real” information of an image freely accessible through the occupation of urban spaces.
of commercial influence. We are committed not to damage public spaces by using water based adhesive. We focus on local and social stories to increase awareness.
This annual reports are intended to give information about the #Awakening’s activities in 2015
The “Big Ships” project
The #Awakening “Big Ships� project wanted to highlight in a strong way but at the same time respectful of the city, the social and local discomfort linked to the passage of cruise ships in the Venetian lagoon. The posters were sticked to the walls in different parts of the city, showing to all of those who stopped to watch these giant prints a different aspect of the city: not any more an idyllic and shrouded in mystery Venice but rather a city that is about to be invaded by sea monsters as tall as skyscrapers crossing the water space, dominating and overshadowing the city with repercussions on the ecosystem of the fragile Venetian Lagoon.
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The “Big Ship”
posters
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#AWAKENING PHOTOSHOOTS
DISTANCES COVERED (IN K M)
123
5944
33
DAYS
6616
CITIES COVERED
2730
15000
SHOOTS
734
CUP OF COFFEE
Year in review
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Year in review by Murat Bay
People leaves their homes ahead of the start of the curfew in the Sur neirborhood of Diyarbak覺r. Local goverment stopped the curfew for a day and people picked up their belongings
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Thousands of people from other cities and districts attended the Nowruz celebration in Suruc, just across the border from Kobane. Police and soldiers took tight security measures in celebration area.
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Expo opening overshadowed - Photo by Emanuele Dello Strologo
Milan (Italy), May 1st. Violence overshadows a pacific No Expo march attended by 30,000 people in Milan Expo as police and protesters clash
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Year in review by Massimiliano Donati
Dancers warm up on the first day of the Hip Hop world Championship on October 21, 2015 in Rimini, Italy.
A dancer rests on a chair during the first day of the Hip Hop world Championship on October 21, 2015 in Rimini, Italy.
Alternative view in black and white of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aduring a talk at the University of Bologna.
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Squatters resist eviction as they clash with police at an occupied former Telecom (Italian telecommunications company) building in Bologna, Italy.
Squatters resist eviction as they clash with police at an occupied former Telecom (Italian telecommunications company) building in Bologna, Italy.
Protesters and Police clash during an anti racism march on November 8, 2015 in Bologna, Italy. Demonstrators gathered in Bologna to protest the arrival of Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Northern League party, who has been accused of being racist for expressing anti-migrant views.
A wounded policeman is helped as police clash with protestors clash during an anti racism march on November 8, 2015 in Bologna, Italy.
“The Sun of Hiroshima” is an event organized to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Bologna. Floating lanterns at “Parco del Cavaticcio” in Bologna.
Global Reaction To Paris Terror Attacks: people light candles during this evening vigil in Piazza Maggiore on November 14, 2015 in Bologna, Italy.
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Year in review by Stefano Guidi
Madonna performs in Turin
Opening of art exhibition Precious Light by David Mach at the great halls of the Promoter of Fine Arts in Turin. The exhibition will be from April 24 until June 28.
Carnival of Ivrea: battles of oranges
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Horse race of Palio di Asti
Rise Against band Perform In Milan
Artissima international exhibition of contemporary art in Turin
International Biennial Cheese of Bra (Cuneo) with Italian and foreign products
Public opening of the Skyscraper Intesa San Paolo of Turin designed by Renzo Piano
Hot air balloons in Mondovi (Cuneo, Italy)
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Miners of the Kiawah Ijen Volcano - Photo by Guillem Lopez
Miners of the Kiawah Ijen Volcano in East Java of Indonesia, work continuously carrying sulphur up and down the volcano crater for countless hours a day, surrounded by a toxic cloud of smoke with the only help of a wet cloth in covering their mouths and nose. Carrying around 90kg each time the collect sulphur from the crater, miners also have to work under scorching sun in order to be able to earn a few dollars a day as is their only way to sustain their families.
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Year in review by Claudia Manzo
Zombie walk in Venice (Italy)
Vogalonga Regatta in Venice (Italy)
The arrive of Michelle Obama at the airport of San Marco in Venice
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A moment of the parade ground of the Maritime Republics racing in Venice (Italy)
Water parade during the race Sensa (Venice, Italy)
James Avory in Venice (Italy)
Santa Claus Regatta in Canal Grande (Venice, Italy)
Sensa’s Regatta at the Guglie Bridge (Venice, Italy)
A big ships in San Marco’s Bacin arrive just before Sensa’s Regatta (Venice, Italy)
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The crisis of Italian horse racing - Photo by Stefano Mazzola
The entire horse racing and breeding industry in Italy has been put under the threat of extinction due to the financial crisis.
Also, in the last budget law, the Italian government has confirmed more funding cuts.
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Year in review by Simone Padovani
A man plays during a traditional Zombombas on December 20, 2015 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
A woman sings during a traditional Zombombas on December 20, 2015 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The zambombas take place in Jerez throughout the month of December, as Christmas Eve approaches traditional parties celebrate Christmas with folk music and dances
Granada - A day in Sacromonte with gipsy. An old gipsy, still living in Sacromonte caves, that was a picador in the past. Now his cave is like a museum. Sacromonte area in Granada, december 2015. Today the Sacromonte area, that was an area in which Gipsy people lived in Granada, has become a refuge to people that sells drug, and a touristic area where to see a show of the traditional gipsy Flamenco. The identity now is something like a remembering, or a way to earn money from tourism.
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Granada - A day in Sacromonte with gipsy A touristic cave in which people came to see show of the traditional flamenco in Sacromonte area in Granada, december 2015. Today the Sacromonte area, that was an area in which Gipsy people lived in Granada, has become a refuge to people that sells drug, and a touristic area where to see a show of the traditional gipsy Flamenco.
India - Life in the streets of Mandawa. Two women in their home-shop where they sell fabrics. Mandawa was a trading outpost for the ancient caravan routes that stopped here from China and the Middle East.
India - Life in the streets of Mandawa. People crossing a railway. Mandawa was a trading outpost for the ancient caravan routes that stopped here from China and the Middle East.
India - Celebrations at Bangla Sahib Temple Preparations for the celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at the Sikh Temple Bangla Sahib in New Delhi.
India - ceremony at the Krishna temple in Jaipur During the cremeny of the walking in circle, people also adore the walls that surround the Krishna statue
India - Celebrations at Bangla Sahib Temple Preparations for the celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at the Sikh Temple Bangla Sahib in New Delhi.
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Black and White Kobane - Photo by Marco Secchi
Alternative view in Black and White of the Kurdish town of Kobane under siege.
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Year in review by Luca Zanon
A very strong high water (Acqua Alta) at 124 cm above sea level hit Venice this morning flooding a very large part of the city.
Protesters on small power boats throw smoke bombs at the passage of a cruise ship on October 4, 2015 in Venice, Italy. The protest was organised by Venetians and environmentalists who are opposed to cruise ships crossing the St Mark’s Basin.
The racing teams row during today Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics on June 7, 2015 in Venice, Italy. The Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics is a sports event centered around a historical re-enactment of the most famous Italian maritime republics (Genoa, Pisa, Venice and Amalfi), in which the four teams race against each others.
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People in costume pose during the Gay Pride parade on June 27, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Yesterday the United States Supreme Court legalized gay marriage across the nation further adding to celebrations of gay pride across the world.
The Brazil space at the Arsenale at the 56 Venice Biennale Art on May 8, 2015 in Venice, Italy.
Members of the Muslim community hold banners during today rally in the city centre on November 21, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Hundreds of Muslims gathered in Rome and Milan today to show solidarity with the victims of jihadist attacks, condemning violence in the name of religion, under the slogan ‘Not in my name’.
Venetians gather in Saint Mark’s Squre for a candlelit vigil to remember Valeria Solesin on November 18, 2015 in Venice, Italy. Valeria Soresin was a young woman from Venice who was the only Italian victim in the Paris attacks on Friday.
Bank Italia regional office in Venice shut by Blockupy in sign of protest against BCE (European Central Bank) policy and towards the 18th March protest in Frankfurt.
The Japan pavillion at the Giardini during the 56 Venice Biennale Art on May 8, 2015 in Venice, Italy.
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#Awakening 2015 Tearsheet selection
The Guardian
Turkish artist Kutluğ Ataman’s work, Portrait of Sakip Sabanci, at the Venice Biennale
Mail OnLine
Throughout her 13-year tenure with Envato, Amy has built a reputation for developing business strategies, incubating new business models, and building out channel programs.
Bloomberg Business
Bawdy Sculpture, Mobile Trees Lure Billionaires to Venice Show
Hollywood Life
Michelle Obama: First Lady Turns 51 — Happy Birthday ... wanted to honor the First Lady with her very own birthday gallery
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MSN News
Vogalonga 2015: Paddling along in Venice
Huffington Post
Thousands Use #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist To Combat Islamophobia
The Guardian
World mourns for victims of Paris terror attacks - in pictures
Repubblica Sera #Awakening project
Magazine GEO Spécial Venise (n°432)
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