WePhoto Reportage vol 14 by Mario Buncuga

WePhoto Reportage 2021 - Vol. 14 Dear all, This is yet another proud moment releasing the next edition in Reportage Photography under our banner, namely ‘The Series’. Since 2014 when WePhoto Group was founded we have come this far out of sheer passion for this art. Over the time, thanks to the continuous help and support of many likeminded colleagues, who have been as enthusiast as me in supporting this cause, that today we have created many platforms and thematic pages to represent the various genres in photography. Today WePhoto group has the widest presence across Facebook representing almost every possible genre of photography. As of date we represent various groups, thematic pages, with picture boards on Pinterest, a dedicated web portal and more than 90 books published on issuu.com. This annual collection called - The Series - is made out of eBooks each belonging to a specific photographic genre, and includes the artwork of several authors from Italy and abroad. The one in your hands is the tenth thematic book dedicated to Reportage Photography. Apart from the e-version these publications are available in the form of coffee table books as well. Editorial Board Mario Bunčuga: Editor, Art Director Nunzia De Feo: Group Leader (Reportage) Pankaj Anand: Review Associate Priyanka Agrawal:"Review Associate Germana De Chellis:Chief Graphic Designer

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We are very excited and happy to feature these beautiful images and most of all, be able to share them with a wide range of viewers. Please spread a word around by sharing, and recommend to as many as you can to visit these eBooks from our webpages and links given ahead. Do leave your positive feedback on the eStores if you care. This is how you may help us grow and share our passion for photography! In this Book you can also find the links to our Facebook Group - WePhoto. Do come and join the group, invite your friends to share their work in there and enjoy some of the best images from around the world.

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Gratitude My special thanks to the entire WePhoto team, especially to Nunzia De Feo that has helped me select images, contact authors and collect materials and put things together at the back office. Thanks to all the authors who have made this volume such a great collection with their valuable contributions. I also wish to thank Germana De Chellis for her impeccable layout and cover designs and to Pankaj Anand and Priyanka Agrawal, for their editorial assistance, meticulous translations to English, proofreading of drafts, and content development. I owe my thanks to our admin colleagues too, who are constantly managing and taking care of the group as well as its 12 thematic pages and online magazines and are ardently bringing forth the best photographers from across the globe. I have no words to express my gratitude to the wonderful work they do every day with great passion and dedication. WePhoto Network the Founder Mario Bunčuga

The Authors

Adolfo Carli

Orna Naor

Cathryn Lai

Roberto Rampinelli

Laura Facchini

Moah Matos

Sandra Zagolin

Copyrights All rights are reserved to WePhoto and Mario Bunčuga for this entire eBook and to individual authors for their work included in the related chapters. This book can be downloaded for free and distributed freely only as a whole. The images and text are exclusive property of the authors who might authorize their use elsewhere at their own discretion, if contacted personally in advance. You may also order a print version coffee table book from our link through Peecho online print service. Any misuse or otherwise will be prosecuted through the prevalent rules on the subject of copyright. © 2021 WePhoto

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INTRODUCTION: Reportage

Since the time Photography started, a significant, if not the most important, use of this form of communication has been the documentation of events. From sports to war, from political events and trade to the narration of common life events, in the streets, in cities, in villages or in the fields, it is all about the description of life in its numerous forms. Sometimes it makes a story or a news that help us create awareness; while at others it creates a basis for a protest or an action. Nothing has ever made a greater impact on the mind of its viewers than a pictorial coverage of a real-life instance. Such is the purpose of this eBook and we sincerely hope that you will have the same feelings by the time you flip through the last page.

Mario Bunčuga June 2021

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ADOLFO CARLI Milano, Italia

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I've traveled around the world for the past 48 years and inevitably been a great fan of photography. The photos I usually shoot belong to photojournalism, quite obviously known as street-photo. Like me, many other photographers over the age of 50 should have started their journeys with black and white photography and were delighted to switch to color photography when it was eventually introduced.

During the past few years I have discovered that B&W still has a lot to say. Apart from the unlimited scope in fine art subjects we majorly see its use in portraiture, street, reportage etc in many interesting ways. I bet I should not be the one worrying about B&W in art as I see more and more photographers publishing their photos in B&W. 10

CATHRYN LAI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Cathryn Lai is an amateur photographer and has over 600 photography works already published by PhotoVogue and other photo sites, and is still counting. She started her photographic journey with compact camera back in the olden days and it was just a hobby until she had her gear upgraded and discovered that there is so much more to create.

Initially she would shoot from the backstage of Teochew Opera for coverage that continued for almost a year. She reaps the fruits of her effort with over 200 photos of her backstage series published by PhotoVogue of Italy and a feature topic written by herself published by《丰》 magazine together with some of her creative work. Nevertheless, photography has become a part of her daily routine as she enjoys shooting whenever she may bump into anything interesting. Instead of being labelled as an amateur photographer, she regards herself more like a photography-addict who enjoys seeing the world through the lens. 22

LAURA FACCHINI Milano, Italia

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I was born in Milan in 1969 and as a growing girl I soon realized I had a predisposition for photography. Over the years, this passion has increasingly become an important aspect of my life. Traveling and exploring the world is another great passion of mine that combines perfectly with photography. I believe that both are complementary because taking pictures while traveling is a bit like traveling to the same place a multiple times.

I especially love visiting eastern countries where I enjoy using natural light to capture the expressions, attitudes and experiences on the faces of the inhabitants. Seizing the depth of a look, the beauty of a smile or the spontaneity of a gesture makes me come into contact with the soul of the person in front of me. The strong emotion that I have experienced in photographing people over the years has led me to prefer portrait photography. I think that my personality is truly represented through the expressive medium of photography. It’s a trait that identifies my style, an emotion that I experience when I come into contact with places, people, cultures and traditions so different from ours; and I try to convey all this through the pictures I make. 34

MOAH MATOS São Paulo, Brasil

facebook.com/moahmattosphoto instagram.com/moahmattos/ facebook.com/venusaoespelhomagazine Note from Author: In June 2013, young high school students gathered in the Masp Museum span (São Paulo) and started a movement against the increase in bus fares in this same city, which became known as 0.30 is a crime, corresponding value the increase in bus fares. The movement gained strength with the adhesion of other groups of young people, the working class, teachers and ordinary citizens. There were other demands such as health, housing, work, transport and education, the movement began peacefully, however, infiltrated people began to loot and loot stores, banks, and chaos set in, spreading to various corners of the city, arriving to close the main highways in the state of São Paulo that started in the capital or in nearby cities. In addition to São Paulo, 130 other cities across the country also protested. Faced with such repercussion, the city of São Paulo backed down and canceled the increase. 0.30 is a crime!!!

I have always been a lover of photography, proudly self-learned. I studied the history of art through my lessons in painting, and I learned from the great masters the technicalities of making a worthy photograph. Dissatisfied with the standards, I started to build my own style, photographing places, objects and people, giving them my look and, portraying them in nude artistic essays, the multiethnicities of women in Brazil. I am currently coadministrator of the WePhoto Photography Group (Italy). 46

ORNA NAOR Tel-Aviv, Israel

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A note from the editor: "I am particularly proud to be hosting this reportage -from the front... In Israel and throughout Palestine, in what the world calls the Holy Land a war is underway between peoples who should and can live together peacefully, but nationaliy pride, economic and political interests continue to fuel hatred and war only to justify their Power. I thank Orna for her testimony with these images and I wish her and to the peoples of this area to find Peace." Mario Buncuga

The protests against the governmental corruption and the corrupted prime minister in Israel were ongoing through out the year 2020, and has continued over to 2021. Every Saturday night, near the prime minister's official residence, hundreds of people are demanding a straight, honest and sustainable leadership. They won't accept a prime minister carrying on with charges, who does everything in his power to escape the trial, while the people are paying the price. Their idea is not to ask the same people who made the mistakes to fix them, but to start fixing and healing by themselves. Young, very young, old and in between

generations that says ENOUGH. These pictures show the rage, anger, non-violent protesters being treated with violence by the Police but they also show wee bit of creativity and hope. 58

ROBERTO RAMPINELLI Bergamo, Italia

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I live in Bergamo, where I was born in the year 1959. I have loved photography since I was a child, when I used to watch photographers at work and was always fascinated by the works of those geniuses who could transform the clicks of their "magic boxes" into so realistic pictures. I have cultivated this passion over the years, initially only dreaming about it and then starting with the first technical rudiment, learning from a dear friend, with a small camera given to me by my father - a man with little money and a lot of love.

The camera’s unique but fundamental quality was that it was completely manual and equipped with an exposure meter. From there I continued to refine my technique, but above all I discovered little by little the subjects that I was most passionate about and the common thread that united them - the humanity of people: in work, sport, art (especially dance), religion, and also in the simplest moments of everyday life when men and women become the human beings. My desire today is to be able to represent their humanity. I have indulged in underwater photography in the past and have many fond memories of it. I am not a professional photographer. I am a Human Resources Director in a company. I like my job for many reasons, and some of them are probably the same why I love photography. 70

SANDRA ZAGOLIN Piove di Sacco, Italia

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Sandra Zagolin was born in Piove di Sacco (PD) where she still lives. She has been a part of the Chiaroscuro Fotoclub since 1996 and been at the President’s position since 2008. An avid traveler, she loves reportage but is equally passionate about portraits and landscapes. Her work has been exhibited throughout Italy, as well as in various countries across the world. Some of her journalistic work has been published in magazines such as Touring Club, Dove, Oasis, Fotonotiziario, Fotografia Reflex etc.

Since 2010, she has been participating in many national and international competitions and has been a finalist among thousands of participants i n t h e L e i c a a n d N a t i o n a l G e o g ra p h i c competitions in 2012 and 2013, besides winning numerous other awards over the years. Since 2012 she has received 6 AFI (National) BFI (National) honors for acquired merits, which include AFIAP, EFIAP, EFIAP/b and EFIAP/s (International). She was also been a member of the Italian team that won the 2014 ‘Friendship and Solidarity’ World Cup and the 2015 ‘Women in Society’ Gold Medal. Passionate about audiovisuals, she has received worldwide recognition and her works have been screened during the prestigious international event ‘Dia sotto le stelle’ in Busto Arsizio (VA). This series MONGOLIA is a journey to discover places and people such as the Tsaatan (reindeer men), the Kazakhs, hunters with eagles and the inhabitants of the Gobi desert, who are living in the remotest areas of the world. 82

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