Festival della Fotografia Etica 2019 returns to Lodi with 10th edition
From October 5 to 27, 2019, Lodi will host the tenth edition of the Festival della Fotografia Etica, which will take place over four weekends. Established by Alberto Prina and Aldo Mendichi alongside Gruppo Fotografico Progetto Immagine, the festival drew more than 90,000 attendees in 2018. This year's World Report Award received entries from 44 countries, totaling over 600 submissions. Notable winners include Darcy Padilla, Senthil Kumaran Rajendran, Emile Ducke, Arne Piepke, Mariano Silletti, Giulia Frigieri, and Jo-Anne McArthur (who received a special mention). The No Profit section honors EMERGENCY, Médecins du Monde Foundation, and Positive Change Can Happen. The 'Uno sguardo sul mondo' section showcases four exhibitions, while Monika Bulaj's work is featured in the Corporate area. Banca Etica marks its 20th anniversary with an exhibition.
Key facts
- Festival della Fotografia Etica 2019 runs from October 5 to 27 in Lodi, Italy
- 10th edition of the festival founded by Alberto Prina and Aldo Mendichi
- Over 600 entries from 44 nationalities for World Report Award 2019
- Darcy Padilla wins Master category with 'Dreamers' on Pine Ridge reservation
- Senthil Kumaran Rajendran wins Spotlight for 'Boundaries: Human and Tiger Conflict'
- Emile Ducke wins Short Story for 'Diagnosis' on a medical train in Siberia
- Arne Piepke wins Student category for 'Faith, Custom and Homeland' on German shooting clubs
- Mariano Silletti wins new World Italy category with 'Serra Maggiore'
- Giulia Frigieri wins Single Shot for 'Surfing Iran'; Jo-Anne McArthur receives special mention
- No Profit section awards EMERGENCY, Médecins du Monde Foundation, and Positive Change Can Happen
- Exhibitions include AFP collaborations on yellow vests and migrant caravan, Nick Hannes on Dubai, Marco Zorzanello on climate change
- Corporate area features Monika Bulaj's 'Broken Songlines' and Banca Etica's 20th anniversary exhibition
- Italy-themed space includes works by Marco Valle, Diana Bagnoli, Letizia Battaglia, Massimo Berruti, Michele Borzoni, and Rocco Rorandelli
- Premio Voglino ethical section awarded to Gabriele Cecconi for 'I miserabili e la Terra' on Rohingya
- Festival saw 90,000 visitors and 17,000 tickets sold in 2018
Entities
Artists
- Alberto Prina
- Aldo Mendichi
- Darcy Padilla
- Senthil Kumaran Rajendran
- Emile Ducke
- Arne Piepke
- Mariano Silletti
- Giulia Frigieri
- Jo-Anne McArthur
- Monika Bulaj
- Marco Valle
- Diana Bagnoli
- Letizia Battaglia
- Massimo Berruti
- Michele Borzoni
- Rocco Rorandelli
- Gabriele Cecconi
- Nick Hannes
- Marco Zorzanello
- Nicolò Filippo Rosso
- Jędrzej Nowicki
- Alain Schroeder
- Eugene Richards
- Ami Vitale
- Jasper Doest
- Alfredo Bosco
- Fiorella Baldisserri
- Lorenzo Pesce
- Morris Donini
Institutions
- Festival della Fotografia Etica
- Gruppo Fotografico Progetto Immagine
- Agence France Press (AFP)
- FUJIFILM ITALIA
- Banca Etica
- EMERGENCY
- Médecins du Monde Foundation
- Positive Change Can Happen
- Tortoise Media
- POY (Pictures of the Year)
- Artribune
- Progetto Immagine
- World Report Award
- Fondazione FotoEvidence
- Visual Thinking Collective
- VII Photo Agency
- Banca Centropadana
Locations
- Lodi
- Italy
- Pine Ridge
- America
- India
- Siberia
- Germany
- Iran
- Ivory Coast
- France
- Honduras
- Tijuana
- USA
- Dubai
- Greenland
- Dead Sea
- Dolomites
- Myanmar
- Napoli
- Terra dei Fuochi
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Central America
- Mexico
- United States
- Poland
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Indonesia
- Arkansas
- Kenya
- Lake Baringo
- Longicharo Island
- Guerrero
- Bologna
- Montanaso Lombardo