TITLE: Facing Nothingless

“According to science, i see a kind of black. It’d be for you to see nothingness.”

Valerio Arancio Febbo is a 18 year old boy who lives in Rome, Italy. Due to a sudden disease Valerio is blind from the age of three. Over the years sport became a fundamental aspect of the Valerio's life, thanks also to the example and the support of his family: from an early age Valerio began to practice Judo , coming to obtain international recognitions and to join the Italian National Paralympic team. From 2018 Valerio also dedicates himself to soccer, playing for the roman team "A.S.D. Roma 2000".
The story of Valerio is a story of a teenager who, trough sport, succeeded in transforming “nothing” into his “everything”.

AUTHOR: Yarin Trotta del Vecchio (Italy)

I'm an italian freelance photographer based in Rome, Italy.

​Born in 1991 in Rome, I approached Reportage photography in 2013 by attending workshops with italian photographers. In November 2017 I received a master’s degree at the italian Collective WSP.

I mainly work on long-term projects, often focusing on social issues.