In Lodi, there’s already a special kind of energy in the air as we prepare for the 16th edition of the Festival of Ethical Photography.Behind the scenes, the team is hard at work creating a journey made of images, emotions, and stories. Essential stories, often left in the shadows by mainstream media that deserve to be seen, heard, and understood.We’re building a program that will speak to everyone: from younger audiences to long-time enthusiasts, from those discovering photography for the first time to those seeking a deeper perspective on current events through the power of images.
Not just exhibitions, but also guided tours, author talks, book presentations, portfolio reviews, video screenings, educational programs, and more.
And all of this happens in a unique setting: Lodi, a human scale town where time seems to slow down, allowing visitors to fully immerse themselves in each exhibition, in each story while listening to photographers as they tell about what’s happening around the world.
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WORLD REPORT AWARD 2024 AREA
The World Report Award is the international competition of the Festival of Lodi, which aims to give voice and support to the social commitment of photographers and is aimed at all Italians and foreigners, professionals and not. The subject is humanity, with its public and private events, its small and big stories; social phenomena, customs, civilizations, great tragedies, and small everyday joys, its changes, and its constancies.
THE LIVES OF OTHERS AREA
This exhibition area aims to delve into the extraordinary anthropological and cultural variety of peoples, to be discovered and preserved because therein lies the word “humanity” as a universal value.
OFFICIAL WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION 2024
The World Press Photo is the world’s most prestigious international photojournalism competition. The WPP recognizes and celebrates quality photojournalism and documentary photography produced in the past year and organizes the world’s largest annual photo exhibition.
A GLANCE ON THE WORLD AREA
They have borne witness to tragedy and survival. Fourteen photojournalists share the images and stories that they want the world to never forget.
OCHA – United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Palazzo Della Provincia
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ENVIRONMENT AREA
With this exhibit, we celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Jane Goodall, not only honoring her groundbreaking work but also recognizing her pivotal role in inspiring women around the world.
OUTDOOR AREA
A few years ago Robin Shwartz visited Mikayla, the founder of Save a Fox, an animal sanctuary in Minnesota, where fur farm rejects and exotic pet cast-offs find a new home.
SHOTS FROM FESTIVAL OF ETHICAL PHOTOGRAPHY: 15 YEARS OF ICONIC IMAGES
This exhibition path shows several reportages that we’ve hosted over the years, starting from the symbolic photos of each edition.
ELEGY FROM THE PO RIVER VALLEY
Telling the story of the territory in which you live and where you are immersed every day is not a simple task. Being objective and knowing how to look inside, starting from one’s roots to arrive at the present made of lights and shadows, is an exciting challenge.
FONDAZIONE SELLA
High mountain photography: a selection of images taken by Vittorio Sella (Biella, 1859-1943)
VITTORIO SELLA
Palazzo Barni
NONPROFIT AREA
The historical section of the Festival is inspired by reports commissioned by non-profit organizations on the territories and themes in which they operate. Voices and testimonies that we can know only thanks to the effort of photographers engaged directly in the field. Once again, the image is the engine for change.
BRIAN HODGES FOR AFRICAN WOMEN RISING
Chiostro dell’Ospedale Vecchio
GIULIA PIERMARTIRI AND EDOARDO DELILLE FOR WEWORLD
Chiostro dell’Ospedale Vecchio
LEONELLO BERTOLUCCI FOR PIZZAUT
Chiostro dell’Ospedale Vecchio
MUNICIPALITY PARTNER AREA
Montanaso, an official partner municipality of the 15th edition,will host the exhibition of the internationally renowned photographer Pablo Ernesto Piovano, who was one of the winners of the World Press Photo in the 2024 edition.
