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Procession of the Holy Cross, Geraci Siculo, Palermo, Sicily by Guglielmo Francavilla

18 Jun

Every year, May 3rd in Geraci Siculo (Pa), within the park of the Madonie, they celebrate the festivity in honor of SS. Crucifix. A very important occasion for the Christian world Madonie and beyond.

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The procession takes place in the various streets all made of stone. On the morning of May 3, the faithful, withdrawing the votive candle from the Benedictine Monastery, participating together with the clergy, confraternities, the civil and military authorities at the solemn Mass in the Church of S. Mary’s Gate. Around noon the statue of Christ out of the Church carried by the faithful barefoot and with a crown on the head of the parade for the first brotherhoods and the faithful with the candles, then the Crucifix, the clergy and the authorities with all the faithful.

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What is most striking is the group of children walking ahead of the Holy Cross but did not give him away, then walking backwards. During this journey the children “of the country barefoot and wearing a crown of woven twigs on his head shouting” BREAD AND PARADISE, MERCY JESUS??. “The intense expression of the face of Christ touches the hearts of all those who have the good fortune to observe it. It is very significant to see people facing balcony touching the crucifix hoping for a grace.

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A procession really touching and meaningful.

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I started taking pictures from my 15th birthday. I love my land, Sicily, defined as a wonderful land and cursed. I was born in Palermo in 1987.
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Beachful by Giuseppe Francavilla

24 Apr

“BEACHFUL” is a project I have been working to for almost two years and applies not only to a simple set of days at the beach but the way in which people of my shares is related to the sea. The beach not only let us strip of some clothes but also of some inhibitions. The beach is a place to socialize, to drown the problems, to re-establish a connection, to overcome shyness . The relationship with the common space becomes different, the barriers fall and distances from the stranger or the unknown are canceled. Understanding the beach as a large theater where people plan their sporting skills to the party, the revelry. But also a place to search for the little ones, intent on discovering what lies beneath the surface of the sea.

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It wasn’t therefore difficult to approach people, because people at the beach also lose much of their distrust towards the photographer.

If the inhabitants of the north the beach is pure relaxation, for those in the south (but I think more widely to the south of the world) the beach is a second home, the place where contact with the sun and the sea flows into a single joy, a time light and carefree; a place where the reluctance and bustle of city life finally finds a vent. The happy faces of children or the motorcycle ride to the beach are evidence.

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Every shot was taken in Porticello, a little a small fishing village on the outskirts of Palermo, Sicily.

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I’m an amateur photographer from Palermo, Sicily . I started taking pictures at the age of 15 years using the Polaroid of my older brother. My greatest influences: Newton, Doisneau and Basilico
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