Reportage vol 4 by Mario Buncuga

WePhoto - 2016 - Reportage - Vol 4

WePhoto “The Series” Reportage Vol 4 Dear all, I am very proud to introduce the new collection “The Series”. It was not so long ago since we have launched the first eBook, including the photographic work of the 15 administrators, who at that time were cooperating in the “WePhoto” group. Since then, we have published 21 eBooks and the Special edition “Calendar 2015” and now two Calendars 2016. This new collection – The Series - is made of different eBooks, each one (or more than one if required) related to a specific photographic theme, including the artworks of several authors from Italy and abroad. This is the fourth eBook of the Ten line of this new collection and has been dedicated to Reportage Photography.

We are all so excited and happy to be able to collect such beautiful images and, most of all to be able to share them with a wide audience. Spread, share, recommend everyone to download eBooks from our webpages and links below. Also make sure to leave your feedback on the eStores â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 stars comments would be great. RATE IT! You can really help us growing and sharing our beloved passion for photography! In this eBook you can also find the links to our Facebook Group. Come and join, invite friends to share and enjoy some of the best images from around the world!

Special thanks and Credits Special Thanks to Milena Masini, Chief of WePhoto Reportage Page, who help me in selecting, contacting Authors and collecting materials. They have been working in back office, choosing Authors and coordinating everithing. Thanks to all Authors that make GREAT this line. Thanks to all our Staff too, constantly managing and taking care of the Group with its 11 thematic pages and online magazines.

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Thanks to colleagues Admin, for their patience. Along this time that I have been away from the normal routine management of our network, and for the wonderful work they do every day with great passion. WePhoto Network the Founder Mario BunÄ?uga

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Reportage La Storia. Da quando esiste la Fotografia, uno dei più importanti, se non il più importante utilizzo di questa forma di comunicazione è la documentazione di Eventi. Dallo sport alla guerra, dalle manifestazioni politiche e sindacali alla narrazione di eventi di vita comune, nelle strade, nelle città, nei villaggi, nei campi. La descrizione della vita, nelle sue varie forme. Racconto, denuncia. Reportage

Reportage History. Since there is Photography, one of the most important, if not the most important use of this form of communication is the documentation of events. From sports to war, from political events and trade to the narration of the common life events, in the streets, in cities, in villages, in the fields. The description of life in its various forms. Story, complaint. Reportage Mario Buncuga

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ANJAN GHOSH Calcuta, India

https://www.facebook.com/anjancreative71 anjanghosh.tumblr.com/ 500px.com/anjan1975 yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/341547/ I am passionate about photography, especially in rural and semi-urban life. India is a country where the main essence comes out from the rural areas that makes it unique among other countries. My intention is to search this uniqueness and produce them on the global platform. Urbanisation is swallowing down our daily life style in a rapid pace. Yet, the Indian villages are competing with this urbanisation in a positive way for a long time. I do go to the interiors of my state [West Bengal] and literally â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;researchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the village life style. And then, if the need be, take a few snaps. I try to capture only those moments of a village or a rural life, which would bring out the hardcore truth about the subject.

Sometimes, I have to face challenges to get the required snaps. My intention is not to show poverty or the poorness of Indian villages, but to portray something which would eventually come in aid of the rural people. And the good news is, I am getting support in this regard. It is slow, but a steady process! A few of my like-minded friends are becoming aware of my intention, are showing interest to take some positive actions. We have taken a pledge that by this, if we can at least try to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;changeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the life of one family in any part of our state; or in India, we would be greatly obliged. And by doing this, if we can ask or request the government to take some positive actions to change the condition of the village for the better, it would be a great achievement for us. I am an optimistic person, and I definitely believe that in the near future, more people would be interested in this endeavour. 10

FRANCO MAZZA Figline Valdarno, Italy

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Il mio nome è Franco Mazza e sono nato in una grande città del centro Italia: Roma. Oggi vivo la mia vita in Toscana insieme a mia moglie Mariella e ai miei due figli. E’ soltanto dal 2010 che ho potuto dedicarmi alle due mie più grandi passioni: la fotografia e i viaggi. La mia vera passione é documentare la vita e le persone. Sono affascinato da grandi spazi aperti e dalla forza delle persone che vivono in questi ambienti difficili. Con le mie foto spero di far trasparire l’emozione vissuta e in particolar modo l’aspetto umano dei volti e dei luoghi. La fotografia per me è la vita stessa; è imparare a conoscere le persone e il loro lato umano attraverso il modo più bello possibile. Spero vi piaccia il mio lavoro.

My name is Franco Mazza and I was born in a large city in central Italy: Rome. Today I live my life in Tuscany with my wife Mariella and my two sons. And 'only from 2010 that I could devote myself to my two greatest passions: photography and traveling. My real passion is documenting the life and people. I am fascinated by the great outdoors and the strength of the people living in these difficult environments. With my pictures I hope to make the emotion experienced shine and especially the human aspect of the faces and places. Photography for me is life itself, is to learn to know the people and their human side through the most beautiful way possible. I hope you like my work. 22

SARO DI BARTOLO Rimini, Italy

www.sarodibartolo.it/ www.facebook.com/sarodibartolo www.facebook.com/sarodibartolophotography info@sarodibartolo.it Fin da giovane coltiva lo studio della fotografia e dal 1969 se ne occupa pure professionalmente. Collabora con studi di advertising, editori e tour operator. Suoi articoli e immagini sono presenti su pubblicazioni quali: Airone, Bell'Italia, Capital, Hemispheres, la Repubblica, Max, Qui Touring. Le collaborazioni vanno da Giò Pomodoro a RAI3 ed è autore di oltre 20 mostre personali e collettive, esponendo tra l'altro insieme a celebrità internazionali quali Mike Goldwater e Tim Fitzharris. Tra i prestigiosi riconoscimenti assegnati, è premiato da United Airlines, Lonely Planet, WWF, Repubblica di Turchia, nonché prescelto a Los Angeles, insieme ai migliori fotografi naturalistici del mondo, per il famoso “Inner Reflections Calendar”.

Fond of photography since he was young, in 1969 he began to transform an inclination into a profession. He collaborates with advertising agencies, editors, tour operators. His articles and photos have appeared on magazines and papers such as: Airone, Bell'Italia, Capital, Hemispheres, la Repubblica, Max, Qui Touring. Collaborations range from GiĂ˛ Pomodoro to RAI3 TV and he is the author of over 20 solo and group exhibits, with international celebrities like Mike Goldwater and Tim Fitzharris. Among his prestigious prizes, he's awarded by United Airlines, Lonely Planet, WWF, the Republic of Turkey. Selected in Los Angeles for the famed "Inner Reflections Calendar", attracting the world's finest nature photographers. 34

SHANA RAPPEL Tel Aviv, Israel

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From Paris to South of France to Miami, from Miami to Tel Aviv, I expressed my art everywhere. First in painting, then in street photography. I track the light everywhere and that moment of fusional love that delivers creativity in me and gives me this personal look of people and cities. My pictures are spontaneous, without post editing, and for a few seconds I have this pleasure and excitation to capture the moment to make it unforgettable. I often tell myself to be lucky to have been there without deciding it, at this place, with this unique light that allows me to give life to my Art. I want to show people in situations that highlight an aspect or different aspects of who they are. The human experience is unique and entirely unpredictable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fantastic challenge to explore it through photography. 46

DAVIDE COLAGIACOMO Genova, Italy

www.facebook.com/davide.colagiacomo www.davidecolagiacomo.com www.eyeem.com/u/davidecolagiacomo In questo mondo dal 1973, ho iniziato a maneggiare macchine fotografiche a 8 anni, per poi continuare fino a oggi, imparando un linguaggio che ormai uso quasi più della parola (per grande gioia di chi spesso subisce i miei sermoni). Sono un ingegnere mancato, ma dell'ingegneria conservo un'impostazione razionale e analitica. Amo l'architettura razionalista, così come l'Impressionismo. E attraverso la fotografia cerco di trovare prospettive di visioni diverse da condividere con tutti. Fotograficamente mi piace ritrarre le persone nella loro quotidianità, così come adoro le geometrie architettoniche e l'esplorazione di luoghi abbandonati. In tutte queste dimensioni fotografiche, sento sempre forte il richiamo per il particolare, il dettaglio che magari sfugge ma che nel suo piccolo rappresenta un’armonia minimal che appaga la vista. Ho fondato da pochi mesi un’associazione culturale il cui scopo è quello di far convivere e dialogare la fotografia con altre forme d’arte, nella quale convoglio tutte le energie che il lavoro e un figlio meraviglioso ancora mi lasciano.

In this world since 1973, I started to handle cameras at eight years, and then continued up to today, learning a language that I often use more than words (with pleasure of those who often suffer my sermons). I'm a non-engineer, but I keep engineering approach, rational and analytical. I love rationalist architecture, as well as Impressionism. And through photography I try to find different perspectives of visions to share with everyone. Photographically I like to portray people in their daily lives, as well as adore the architectural geometries and exploration of abandoned places. In all these phographic occasions, I always feel strongly called by the particolar, the detail that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t note in ordinary life, but feels good to be seen. Few months ago I found a cultural association whose purpose is to bring and talk together photography with other forms of art, in which I put all the energies that work and a wonderful son still leave in me. 58

ANNE LAUNCELOT Halifax, Canada

Anne lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, majoring in hand built clay sculpture. She photographed her children growing up, mainly in black and white, and developed her own prints in her darkoom. She would put her children to bed, set up the darkroom in the bathroom and then print to her hearts content all night. She is a fine at photographer who is captivated by the diversity of cultures and is influenced by people and the themes of everyday life. Combining her two passions, photography and travel, Anne has a greater appreciation for the world around her. A photograph has the ability to capture emotion in a fraction of a second. Anne wants to draw the viewer in and evoke an emotion by telling a story about the human condition through her photographic imagery. 70

APRATIM SAHA Kolkata, India

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Apratim Saha started photography at the age of twelve inspired by his father. He feels capturing images that people enjoy to look at and are impressed with is not the only reason that inspired him to take up photography seriously but to give people a reason to care was the main intention for him. Apratim is a contributing photographer of National Geographic Stock Photography, Getty Images and Stocksy United. He is a Brand Ambassador of Data Color. He has over 30 years of experience, from traditional film to digital photography. He is a commercial photographer specializing in people photography, portraiture, lifestyle & editorial clients. Besides commercial works, Apratim also sother subjects that stimulate his visual or emotional sensibilities.

Kumbh Mela, the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on the Earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Millions of devotees take a holy dip in the sacred water during the mela. Maha Kumbha Mela held only at Prayag, once in every 144 years. It is believed that at the historic moment of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the river turns itself into sanctity spots filled with ‘Amrita’ (Panacia or elixir of immortality). The pilgrims get once in a lifetime chance to bathe in the spirit of holiness, auspiciousness and salvation. As mythology tells us, when Gods (Devtas) and Demons (Asura) used to reside on Earth, Gods were under the influence of a curse that gave birth of fear in them eventually making them weak. Brahma (the Creator) advised them to churn the milky ocean to obtain the elixir of immortality (Amrita). And Kumbh was the spot chosen to store the nectar of immortality recovered from Samudramanthan. For 12 heavenly days and 12 heavenly nights, equivalent to 12 Earthly years, Gods were chased by Demons for the possession of Amrita. During the chase for the Amrita, few drops of this elixir out of its ‘Kumbha’ (Pot) fell on four places now known as Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. The whole Kumbha mela (carnival) and its cycle is a remembrance of that Mythological story. The mela takes place in all these four places. Out of these the one celebrated at the Holy Sangam in Allahabad is the largest and believed to be the holiest one. Thus the Kumbh Mela became one of the main festivals of Hindus as well as the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on Earth. 82

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