TTA2026 selected stories

Life in the Imraguen villages flows slowly, punctuated by the departures and returns of the fishing boats. In the middle there is the expectation and daily life of the community: a farmer slaughters a sheep according to the traditional Muslim rite; At school, one teacher corrects the children’s homework while the others review the lessons Continue Reading

On the coasts of Zanzibar, the horizon is a relative concept, and time is not marked by the sun, but by the cycles of the moon. It is the lunar force that governs the life of the island, receding the Indian Ocean for hundreds of meters and revealing a liquid plain reminiscent of a white Continue Reading

Between Fire and Ice Iceland has become the primary landscape through which I explore my photographic practice. Over multiple years and repeated journeys, the country has evolved from a subject of observation into a long-term artistic investigation of transformation, time, and the forces that shape our environment. My work is rooted in the encounter between Continue Reading

The finest silver from the Indies came from the mines of Potosí, in southern Bolivia, at an altitude of 4,050 meters. In the shadow of Cerro Rico – the legendary “Rich Mountain”, carved out by thousands of tunnels – one of the highest and most symbolic cities in the Andean world was born. According to Continue Reading

Of all the countries ending in the suffix Stan (country), the borders of Tajikistan (literally, “Land of the Tajiks”) remain among the most complicated and tortuous in the world. Drawn during the Soviet period, they are partly due to the inextricably complex need for ethnic divisions. Although Samarkand and Bukhara were once Samanid with common Continue Reading

Rural southern China, far from the tourist routes and for this very reason still deeply authentic. A poor China, light years away from the modernity of the big cities: small villages inhabited mainly by the elderly and children, while the working-age generations move elsewhere in search of opportunities. It is difficult not to think that Continue Reading

At Koley Market, in the heart of Kolkata, the work begins when the city is still sleeping. This wholesale market is located next to Sealdah Railway Station, one of the main railway junctions in eastern India, and was born between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to distribute fruit and vegetables from the Bengal Continue Reading

Senegal’s great wealth is the Ocean. Along the Atlantic coast, from the early hours of the day, fishermen begin their activities. I was struck by the rudimentary tools, the primitive and remedied clothing and equipment, the very heavy boats that require hard physical effort and continuous maintenance that, with the addition of materials, makes them Continue Reading

I decided to visit India with a self-financed trip. I couldn’t go to Delhi without visiting the slum, curiosity was combined with a thirst for knowledge. How do you live in a slum, what people are there, what do they do. These were the reasons that led me to visit the slum. I prepared with Continue Reading

In Cuba, cockfighting remains a controversial tradition, suspended between state regulation and widespread lawlessness. Introduced during the Spanish colonial period, this practice continues to be ingrained in popular culture, despite the restrictions provided by law. The Cuban state punishes unauthorized fighting with penalties of up to three years in prison. However, according to local sources, Continue Reading

The Habesha are an ancient group of people native to the highlands between Ethiopia and Eritrea. United by historical, linguistic, and cultural roots, they represent one of Africa’s oldest civilizations. Life in Ethiopia today is characterized by stark contrasts: a deep attachment to tradition and widespread poverty clash with the rapid modernization of the capital, Continue Reading

In recent years, an enduring personal fascination has driven me to seek out, across the world, ethnic groups and magical rituals deeply rooted in nature. I had long been aware of an ancient rite practiced in southeastern Senegal, along the borders of Mali and Guinea, in the Etyolo region, homeland of the Bassari people. The Continue Reading

Mardi Gras is a French expression meaning “Fat Tuesday.” The use of French, in an English-speaking country where Spanish is the second most widely spoken language, reflects the historical and cultural roots of Louisiana — and of New Orleans in particular — as well as the Creole origins of Carnival celebrations in this part of Continue Reading

At night you can still hear the sounds of harmoniums breathed And old Kazakhs who for a thousand years Offer their chests to novenas … In the heart of Mangystau, where the boundary between desert and sky no longer seems so obvious, it is all too easy to find in the dirt tracks the metaphor Continue Reading

OColors and traditions at high altitude A photographic journey and reportage in Peru, an extraordinarily varied land that leaves you speechless for the immensity of the spaces and the richness of the landscapes. It starts in Lima, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and then climbs up to the Andes, crossing ever-changing scenery to the rainbow mountains Continue Reading

Popular festivals in Sicily  Those who cross Sicily in the middle of summer inevitably encounter villages adorned with arches and trophies of lamps, long rows of stalls and imposing animal markets, marching bands, orchestras and famous singers, the rumble of firecrackers and splendid fireworks. It is the great Sicilian summer that is extinguished by its Continue Reading

India: a journey and an experience that inebriates all five senses, including everything that isn’t identified as earthly and material. In India, everything is spiritual, from the most orderly and vivid Mughal architecture to the dirtiest shop surrounded by piles of garbage… This is India! An unbalanced balance between the horrid and the fascinating, the Continue Reading

After my trip to Cuba in 2018, the thing that stuck in my mind the most were not the most awaited images of the island, but the shops. I found them as suspended places: almost empty shelves, tidy counters, a few objects displayed with care, melancholic windows crossed by reflections, green, blue, yellowish lights. Poor Continue Reading

As in many other traditional cultures, in Vietnam too the Đạo Mẫu — the Religion of the Divine Mother — represents an emblematic example of how spirituality can welcome and celebrate gender fluidity and sexual diversity. Widespread especially in the north of the country, this popular cult is based on the veneration of the Divine Continue Reading

In the Rhythm of Tsavo In Tsavo National Park, everything feels familiar: the red tracks, animals crossing the savanna, the vastness of space, the light igniting the dust at sunset. It is the narrative we expect.

I chose to move in a different direction.

I was not interested in telling a safari story or documenting sightings: images Continue Reading

Tokyo presents itself as a metropolis in perpetual transformation, where the speed of urban flows exceeds the capacity of a static vision. This project explores this dynamism through a sequence of images that go beyond documentary sharpness in favor of a motion-based narrative. The visual path records the constant interaction between architecture and human presence. Continue Reading

SAFE (Stones As Fading Echoes) THE SOUND OF NOTHINGNESS AMONG THE RUINS OF MOSUL Ten years ago, Mosul was the scene of the largest urban battle fought since the Second World War. For months the old city became a fortress. The guerrillas of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS), barricaded in the alleys of the historic Continue Reading

When I thought of Patagonia, I imagined a vast country, with large inhospitable areas beaten by constant icy winds. From the diaries of Bruce Chatwin and Charles Darwin a unique territory emerges: the infinite and unspoiled landscapes, the extensive glaciers, the peaks of the Andean Chain with rocky profiles, and the great lakes with turquoise Continue Reading

vision, body and religious syncretismIn the religious landscape of West Africa, Heavenly Christianity (Église du Christianisme Céleste) occupies a singular position. Born in 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin, on the initiative of Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa, this religious movement has rapidly spread to various countries in Africa and the diaspora, configuring itself as one of the Continue Reading

In the towns of Andalusia, during Easter week, there are sacred processions and intimate moments of great popular participation. A faith collected and, at the same time, participated in that involves young and old in heavy commitments. The deep respect for the figures and bearers dominates and is manifested in a shared silence, which imposes Continue Reading

When shadow becomes color It’s the beginning of May and I’m skirting the Oliveraie gardens. A few more meters and, after passing the narrow gate of Bab Ighli, I will enter the historic center of this ancient and famous city, heading to my riad. The driver runs fast and safe, despite the thousands of mopeds, Continue Reading

I was with CUAMM doctors for a few days at the hospital in Aber, Uganda. The hospital treats but does not offer services so that patients have to provide, with the help of their families, food, water, cleaning and linen, which become shared tasks, intertwined in the daily life of those who accompany those who Continue Reading

On the dusty roads of Pakistan, trucks are not mere means of transport: they are mobile cathedrals, manifestos of identity and resistance. Even before leaving, they are born in the courtyards of the workshops, where expert hands – real artists contended between the different ‘laboratories’ – transform anonymous metal sheets into living surfaces. Layers of Continue Reading

Kayar is a village on the Grande Cote Senegalese, with a historical tradition that has always been linked to fishing. Here, every day, the sea marks the rhythm of life. Visiting the village I perceived a particular atmosphere, almost paradoxical between the suspension of the moments before the arrival of the catch and the frenzy Continue Reading

Istanbul, a crossroads between two shores, lives on eternal contrasts and daily gestures. This black and white photographic series captures its essence, stripping it of color to reveal its naked human truth. The journey begins with the time-marked faces of men who carry on their shoulders “or literally on their heads” the weight of millenary Continue Reading

There is a moment, in Kathmandu, when the night stops being dark. It happens every year, in autumn, when thousands of oil lamps are lit threshold after threshold, window after window, until the entire valley seems to breathe light.  The stupa you know from postcards, surrounded by orange marigold flowers, suddenly becomes something different: not Continue Reading

The project collects images dedicated to daily work in different contexts of Kerala. From thefishing to processing and service activities, photographs observe gestures, spaces and people, focusing on the relationship between the body and the environments constructed by work. Actions are repeated, movements become part of a continuous rhythm made up of balance, collaboration and Continue Reading

I knew… When I visited Mali I knew that it was a country with many problems, after all like the whole African Sael, but despite this, I also knew that it was a place that exuded vitality and joy of life… its people, the teeming markets, the music played in the streets, the tribal festivals, Continue Reading

In Danakil everything is extreme, you look at the horizon and let yourself go beyond the boundaries of what you perceive. The caravans and workers in the salt plain, the Erta Ale volcano, the extra-terrestrial environment of Dallol… and the journey becomes a profound experience, which brings with it continuous discoveries and changes of perspective. Continue Reading

Benares or Varanasi is an incredible place, known as the Sacred City of Hindus, according to whose religion, those who visit the city at least once in their life, are freed from the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, known as Samsara, so over the centuries millions of pilgrims have come to die here, wishing Continue Reading

Where the asphalt ends and the earth begins, you enter a real village, workers who are not simply workers, they are entire families. They are all involved in the work of the artisanal production of mud bricks, a strenuous and physically demanding activity because it requires the preparation and processing of a large mixture made Continue Reading

Slow See is a photographic project that explores China through a rarefied and contemplative vision. The images, immersed in a high and enveloping light, suspend time and dissolve the contours of reality, transforming landscapes and symbols into sensory perceptions. Through pastel tones, reflections and subtle details, the images convey the complexity of a country where Continue Reading

A 14-day photographic journey through Northern Vietnam, between Hanoi and the border with China, discovering spectacular landscapes, terraced rice paddies, traditional villages and ethnic minorities, is difficult to condense into just 15 photographs. Among markets, alleys and glimpses of Vietnamese daily life we enter, day after day, the reality of local rural life, far from Continue Reading

Shamma is the traditional shawl made of light white cotton worn by both men and women and is the symbol of the Christian populations of the Ethiopian highlands. Thrown over the shoulders, it protects from the cold and dust, functions as a headdress, and is a sign of elegance and dignity. It covers the faithful Continue Reading

The Lusitanians” is a black and white visual exploration that woos the complex soul of Lisbon, eternally suspended between the monumentality of its history and the intimacy of its alleys. The story opens with the amazement of the large spaces and iconic symbols, such as the Cristo Rei and the 25 de Abril Bridge, which Continue Reading

Busan is the second largest city in South Korea and the country’s main port. Squeezed between the mountains and the sea, it thrives on contrasts: industrial and spiritual, hectic and everyday at the same time. For many Koreans, it represents the opposite of Seoul: less formal, more direct, more linked to real life and the Continue Reading

Cuba remains in glass iPhone 6 Reportage — Travel Notes After the latest news about Cuba, it occurred to me to reopen the images of my first and only trip to the island. I did not return to those photographs looking for the orderly memory of a place, but something more fragile: the trace of Continue Reading

“Decontextualized portraits, African women from the remote tribes of southern Angola, shot from behind: an intentional choice dictated by the desire to represent the harsh condition of women whose dominant patriarchal culture, in their respective tribes, prevails, forcing them to suffer injustice, violence and abuse or to undertake daily struggles in defense of their essential Continue Reading

Walking through the streets of Istanbul, what I experienced was a mixture of sensations. Its buildings, imposing and majestic, reflect a monumental past, transporting us from the ancient Roman Empire to the age of the sultans. Yet the aspect that struck me most was the human one: the almost constant presence of people in the Continue Reading

“Between intense colors and desert sand” A journey and reportage in the heart of southern Morocco, from Marrakech to the Sahara desert. A journey through markets, faces, colors, sand and unique atmospheres. Daily life still flows linked to traditions, suspended between present and past. In the local markets you can perceive strong and authentic contrasts: Continue Reading

From January 13 to February 26, 2025, the Kumbh Mela draws nearly 400 million pilgrims to Prayagraj, in India. They converge on the Triveni Sangam, the sacred confluence of the Gange, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers. Before reaching this temporary city of more than 40 square kilometers, connected by floating bridges and vast encampments, Continue Reading

the flying men of Papantla If on the streets of one of the towns in the state of Veracruz you come across some individuals dressed in white, follow them, they will lead you to discover something unique and very suggestive. The ceremony of “los Voladores” or “dance of the bird men” dates back to the Continue Reading

Happy Cholet is a photographic work made in 2024 in El Alto, Bolivia, dedicated to Cholets. The term comes from the fusion of the words cholo (used to indicate people of indigenous origin) and chalet and identifies buildings that represent a symbol of social ascent and cultural pride for the Aymara community. For the new Continue Reading

Istanbul, a circle of streets, markets, history, the charm of East and West. How they mix. It is the Bosphorus, its bridge, the Asian part and the European part. You float among its inhabitants, among its colors and smells of spices, between craft activities hidden in small shops and shoe shine on the street. Murals Continue Reading

Yunnan is one of the provinces with the greatest natural, bio- and ethnic diversity in China. I visited the famous Honghe-Hani rice terraces (built on the banks of the Honghе River by the Hani people) in one of the months when they are full of water and especially “photogenic”. But apart from the rice fields, Continue Reading