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Alessio Franconi

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Opening in Helsinki at Eurooppasali

OPENING AT EUROOPPASALI Back in Helsinki at Eurooppasali, this time with a special report dedicated to World War II. It was an honor to open the 45th stop of “Here they fought” in Finland, alongside the Italian Ambassador, H.E. Nicola Todaro Marescotti, and Samuel Tammekann from Eurooppalainen Suomi. OPENING REMARKS Both delivered moving speeches on […]

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Opening at Malpensa Airport

Opening at Milan Malpensa Airport On February 27th, the first stop of On the Move! The World Behind Logistics was officially inaugurated. It was a thrilling moment to unveil a brand-new reportage entirely focused on logistics, in the presence of a large audience that included officials, industry professionals, and curious travelers. First Flight from Malpensa […]

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Exhibition extention at Kiek in de Kök

TEN MONTHS AT KIEK IN DE KÖK, TALLINN The 43° stop of Here they fought! exhibition, opened in October 2024 in Tallinn, inside the medieval bastion of Kiek in de Kök, part of the city’s ancient defensive walls, has been extended until August. This makes it the longest-running installation of Here they fought! to date, […]

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Saimaa and Kumma Kivi

Kumma Kivi, The Strange Rock Kumma Kivi means “the strange rock” in Finnish, and once you see it, you’ll understand why. It lies deep within wild, untouched nature, nestled in the forests surrounding Lake Saimaa. After a scenic walk along a forest trail, you arrive at a sort of natural hollow, where this enormous boulder […]

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Husky Eyes

Husky, A Marvel of Nature Deep in Lapland, I had the chance to meet a Husky breeder whose love for these animals was truly infectious. As a young man, he had taken part in an incredibly tough race across Greenland, covering hundreds of kilometers with his Huskies. These dogs have accompanied humans through the Arctic […]

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Saint Lucia, from Syracuse to Helsinki

SAINT LUCIA Saint Lucia is an ancient cult rooted in the martyrdom of a poor virgin girl from Syracuse. Born in 283 AD, she was condemned to forced prostitution at just twenty years old. Her crime? Being reported as a Christian by her betrothed. These were the times of Emperor Diocletian and the great persecution […]

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OPENING IN MILAN, BACK TO PALAZZO MORIGGIA

BACK TO PALAZZO MORIGGIA | RISORGIMENTO MUSEUM FROM MARCH 3RD UNTIL APRIL 14TH WITH AN EXTENSION FROM APRIL 24TH TO JUNE 9TH “Here they fought!”, reportage which has now surpassed the threshold of forty photographic exhibitions, opens its 41st stop, where it all began in 2015: Palazzo Moriggia – Risorgimento Museum. A return to the […]

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Finland, finally in bookstores

FINLAND I am enthusiastic to say that from today you can find my latest book, Finland, in bookstores. The book is Published with Feltrinelli and Morellini Editore publishing houses. Finland is one of the most beautiful and fascinating countries in Northern Europe. Much of the Country is further north than even Iceland, parts of Alaska […]

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Opening in Rome under the Aurelian Walls

the OPENING IN ROME UNDER THE AURELIAN WALLS It was a real pleasure and honour to open the exhibition under the Aurelian Walls in Rome in the touching location of the Rome War Cemetery. A site with a long and important history behind it. While the Cemetery is part of our recent history, the walls […]

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Opening at Dragone Castle

OPENING AT DRAGONE CASTLE The thirty-ninth exhibition of Here they fought! was inaugurated on Saturday 29 April at Dragone Castle in Camogli. This time on display, for the first time, the photographic shots of the last chapter realised: Italy 1943 – 1945. ITALY 1943-45 This chapter crosses Italy from South to North showing bloody battlefields […]