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Gold 2026 Editorial / Photo Essay

The magic of the circus

  • Photographer
    Giuseppe Cardoni
  • Prize
    Gold in Editorial / Photo Essay

The circus is a large extended family, a community held together not only by affection but also by the great passion for their work (their "Art"). My main interest was to tell more about the atmospheres than the "performers" by focusing on the moments of preparation, pause, concentration, rather than the show which is however mentioned. In this way it seemed to me to preserve at least in part the mystery and the magic that captures the spectator when the curtain opens. In an increasingly digital world, the circus can represent a return to wonder, an invitation to believe in the impossible.

Lives in Umbria,Italy. Engineer. His main interest has been B/W reportage. He coauthored, with the RAI journalist Luca Cardinalini, the book “STTL La terra ti sia lieve”. With L. Loretoni, he published in 2008 “Miserere”, in 2011 “Gubbio, I Ceri” and in 2014 “Kovilj”, also in 2014 he has published "Boxing Notes". In 2019 “Jazz Notes”,in 2020 he published “Vita e Morte - Rapsodia Messicana” and in 2021 “Passion for Sport”;in 2023 "In and out of the ring"and "Metropolitan Fragments",in 2025 RAW. He has been awarded or has been a finalist in many national and international competitions.

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