Locals: A Photographic Portrait of Provincial Italy

Roberto Maggiori curates 'Locals', a book featuring 27 photographers who explore portraiture in provincial Italy. The volume includes works by masters like Nino Migliori (1948-57 Emilia portraits), Italo Zannier, Guido Guidi (2016 light sequences), Mario Cresci (figures viewed from behind), Paolo Gioli (1994 processed plates), and emerging talents such as Jacopo Benassi (Arbus-like portraits), Marcello Galvani (bucolic scenes), Marco Dapino (punk aesthetics), Allegra Martin (minimalist photography), and Federico Pacini (Siena-based subjects). The book, published by Quinlan in San Severino Marche (2019, 120 pages, €28), presents anti-spectacular portraits that challenge contemporary photographic trends. Maggiori argues that the photographic permeates all visual media, strengthening rather than weakening photography's identity.