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The United Nations in 2004, proclaimed May 17 as the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biophobia, in commemoration of the day on which homosexuality was eliminated from the international classification of mental illnesses by the General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO)."
Antonio Cascio was born in Sicily in 1985. He graduated in Foreign Languages and Modern Cultures at the University of Palermo and post-graduated in Documentary Photography at the IDEP School of Barcelona. His works have been awarded at the Paris Photo Prize 2023 - 2024, International Photography Award, Budapest Inernational Photography Award, and European Photography Award.
His photographs have been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, CNN, BBC, DW, El País, Mongabay, etc..
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To learn more about Antonio and his approach, Bored Panda reached out to the photojournalist, who kindly answered our questions.
First of all, we were curious about what inspired Antonio to the world of photography and what drew him to travel to places like Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico.
He responded: “I began my journey into the world of photojournalism when I moved to London in 2013. I started capturing the lifestyle of the squats community, punks, and anarchists. Subsequently, I decided to enhance my professional skills and moved to Barcelona to pursue a course in photo documentary. Whilst in Barcelona, I was part of an activist photographers' collective, documenting the social struggles across Europe and showcasing my photos in independent media outlets in Catalonia and Italy. However, it wasn't until I immersed myself in Latin America that a profound transformation occurred in both my life and my approach to photography.”
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The more difficult life becomes, the more ingenious people are."
Antonio shared the most challenging story that he encountered while working in various places.
“My most compelling and challenging story took place in the La Guajira desertic region in the north of Colombia. It centered around the Wayuu Indigenous children living in dire conditions and passing away due to a lack of water and food. I capture this story through my photos after immersing myself in their community for nearly a month, sharing their daily life, and truly understanding their struggles. This story was published by The Guardian. The article was written by my partner, Natalia Torres Garzón, with whom I shared the experience in La Guajira, and these pictures have been awarded at the Paris Photo Prize in the "State of the World" competition,” shared photojournalist.
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We also asked what Antonio hopes for people to feel or understand when they look at his photos.
He wrote: “I hope that people can understand and empathize with the issues I aim to convey through my photos and ultimately learn from them.”
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The proposal creates division among the 'zadistas', which makes resistance difficult, and the first eviction operation, despite a week of strong confrontations, could not be stopped. A third of the buildings were destroyed.
After these conflicts, the State gives one more month of time for new projects to be presented. In mid-May 2018 the clashes began again, which continued for six days with an army of more than a thousand riot police for one side and a hundred activists on the other, reinforced by supporters from all over Europe, who know the ZAD from their own experience or from having heard about it, and who were arriving every day to join the front of the resistance."
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From the Misak fight against Smurfit Kappa, (Cauca, Colombia), la ZAD resistance camp (France), Nasa, Inca, Kamentsa and peasants march against Libero Cobre (Mocoa, Colombia) to the Hambach forest resistance camp (Germany)."
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