TITLE: The city that is not there

I imagine a city.
In an indefinite time and space.

Mixture of times from the past and the future,
of men and women already lived,
border without frontier between east and west,
unique glow among a thousand reflections.

I look for the essence
rummaging through the reflections of my fantasies
and the mirages of a city that is not there.

AUTHOR: Valerio Di Mauro (Italy)

He was born in Bergamo (Italy) in 1974.
For work, he collects thousands of portraits over the summer seasons ranging from 2006 to 2013.
He attends the photojournalism course of 'Polifemo' at the Fabbrica del Vapore, photo reportage held by Sara Munari and Editing at the Italian Institute of Photography in Milan.
In 2014 he wins with 'Pellegrini' the 5th place of the Graffiti scholarship 'Rolando Fava' in the social reportage contest.
In 2015 he exhibited at the Raw space in Milan on the occasion of the ‘Milan Street Photography’ photographic collective.
In 2017 he is among the finalists in the 'portfolio' section of the 'Follonica city trophy' and in the 'urban art' section of the 'Urban photo awards 2017'.
In 2018 he is among the 15 finalists of 'Imagorbetello' street photography section.
In 2019 he won the first prize at 'Dalmine Maggio Fotografia' with 'Half-Blood', he is among the 3 finalists of the 'Italy photo series' competition of the 'Milan street photo', received 3 honorable mentions at the 'Monochrome Photography Awards' street section and was among the finalists in the 'portfolio' section of the 'Follonica city trophy' .
Just can part. It may not already be here anymore.