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Paolo Cortesi |
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Mi chi I was born in 1960 in Bologna and I live with my family in Castello d’Argile, a small town in the Po valley on the Aemilian plain, half way between to the sea and the Appennines. In this sort “middle land”, I developed my passion for the Natural world and the view-finder become my access key to that world to which I feel to belong more and more. From a “photographic” point of view I’m really devoted to my territory, even if I don’t mind, now and then, visiting other places more or less exotic, either far away to close by. I can’t say which are my favourite subjects because I found that in Nature everything is wonderful: at the beginning I preferred the birds of damp zones but soon the main characters of my pictures become also insects, plants and flowers, amphibians and reptiles, landscapes, lights and seasons. I’m not really keep an exaggerated technicalities and sophisticated equipment: I’ve always thought that it’s better if between the photographer and the subject not too many things are put in between, in order to enjoy that precious moment of contact with Nature that is always too brief. Nature has always spoken her own language through her creatures and her expressions; a language that often we, evoluted(?) humans, are no more able to comprehend. I believe that the photographer’s task is to become a sort of connection, an interpreter who is able to make the Nature talk about herself: if the mediator is good these “stories” could even bewitch
PHOTOGRAPHER’S SHORT CURRICULUM I collaborated with organizations and association to the publishing of work on naturalistic themes among: - Reclamation and environmental management of plain - (Emilia Romagna – Ed. Centro Agricoltura e Ambiente, Crevalcore, Bo). - Experimenting environmental networks: experience of the Project Life ECOnet – (IBACN Emilia Romagna – Edit. CLUEB, Bologna). In the last five years I have realized four books, published by MINERVA EDIZIONI, dedicated to as many environmental places of my territory: - Panfilia’s wood (in S.Agostino, district of Ferrara). - Former rice fields of Bentivoglio and S.Pietro in Casale’s (now WWF zone, district of Bologna). - Massenzatica Dunes (remaining of ancient cordons dunes of 10th century A.C, district of Ferrara). - Mesola’s wood (a wonderful place where the last Mesola’s Red deers survives). I have also obtained some recognition in national and international photographic competitions: - BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year 1998: Highly Commended in “Urban and garden wildlife” category. - BG Wildlife Photographer of the year 2000: Highly Commended in “In praise of plants” category. - OASIS Magazine 2000 1st Nature photo award: 9th in “Light & nature” category - International Po Delta Birdwatching Fair 2004 - Delta in Focus award: best autor. - International Po Delta Birdwatching Fair 2005 - Delta in Focus award: 2nd in category “Mammals”.
I collaborate to the photographic agency PANDA PHOTO
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