Photographer

LORENZO MELONI

BIOGRAPHY: 

Lorenzo Meloni was born and raised in Rome in 1983. He was a computer engineer before becoming a photographer, he decides to follow his passion for photography and in 2008 he began studying . During his studies, Meloni initially focused on local gangs, rappers and raves. However, his interest soon moves to the Middle East conflicts. He finished his photography studies in 2011 and immediately entered in Contrasto, the major Italian photographic agency. Lorenzo Meloni has travelled excessively documenting the world and he is one of the great photojournalism of the last two centuries. Lorenzo Meloni’s work has been exhibited at Italian and international festivals.  In 2015, he became a nominee member of Magnum Photos. 

• THE SYRIAN CIVIL WARS

In this project, he traveled to the Middle East to examine and photograph campaigns against ISIS in Syria, Iraq and Libya.

With his photos he wanted to show that, in these wars, there is never a clear winner, that's why the world does not pay enough attention to them.

In the photos there is no temporary line. The scenes represent: death, destruction, displacement, exile, injuries, suffering, that don't reveal the exact time or place. They almost challenge us to ask then, why do we need to see them now?

Meloni's photographs are disturbing, compelling, absurd. One day, there will also be powerful reproaches to this war.

MOST IMPORTANT PHOTO:

In this photo I can see three girls, they are kids. They're inside of an apartment that is destroyed by the fights of Syria. On the left we can see a girl dressed in pink who is carrying a smaller girl. We can also see that on the left there are old seats, and they are sitting in one of them. Closer is another girl who seems that she's walking. On the right we can only see that there is a pot with an almost dry plant. Behind them, in the background, there is a wall with holes, probably from shots or bombs of the Syrian war. On this wall there is a very large hole, where we can see the other buildings of Syria, which are just as destroyed and poor by the war.I would say that this photo is taken by a wide shot because it shows almost the whole scene. 
The image makes me sad to see what causes war: poverty, destruction, sadness ...And in this image I can see the reality that many people of our planet suffer, in which we give little importance.

QUOTE:

“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.”

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