Photo from my recent work documenting the fourth Scudetto won by the Napoli club. There is something that shakes Naples beyond the din of the drums, the chants in the alleys and the flags that flutter like sheets in the sun. It is a sense of rebirth, of collective pride that goes beyond football. The Scudetto has become a social, cultural, almost existential affair. In a city where every defeat has always been more than a defeat, and every victory a redemption, Napoli's triumph is not just a sporting celebration: it is the symbol of an identity redemption.
Pietro Di Giambattista is a documentary photographer and visual artist who lives and works in Rome. His interests focus on socially-themed photography and conceptual photography. He is also currently exploring street photography. Since 1999, Pietro Di Giambattista has been working on a long-term project on the Roma communities living in the suburbs of Rome. Pietro Di Giambattista has also won numerous national and international awards, and in 2002 he came in third place at the prestigious World Press Photo competition in the Portrait category.