Italian photographer Antonio Tartaglia wins URBAN 2018 Photo Awards

Italian photographer Antonio Tartaglia, with the picture “Run Like Hell”, is the URBAN 2018 Winner Overall.

Antonio Tartaglia

The author describes his work as follows: “Sulfur, faith, breathtaking escapes. San Severo, Italy. Every year on the streets of the city, explosions blend prayers to the “Festa del Soccorso”. Fujenti (this is their traditional name) run under kilometers of fireworks and firecrackers, typical of San Severo, surrounded by thousands of loud bangs and sparks that became more and more powerful. On every block Hail Mary and deflagrations merge the Processions in honor of the Virgin Mary, protector of the city. A centenary tradition testified by a document dated 1707 that mentions the union of firecrackers and religious celebrations, in which the local parish council invited the people to celebrate the black Madonna with noisy explosions as a sign of devotion. Unfortunately, that of 2018 could have been the last characteristic escape of the “fujenti”, as a result of the more and more urgent laws on the safety, this secular tradition of South Italy risks disappearing forever.”

The final podium was unveiled in the presence of the president of the jury Tatsuo Suzuki at the award ceremony, Saturday 27 October 2018 at the “Bobi Bazlen” hall of Palazzo Gopcevich during Trieste Photo Days festival. There were also present were jurors Tadashi Onishi, Angelo Cucchetto (art director of the festival) and Elena Uljančić-Vekić (director of the Porec Museum).

Winners Exhibition (36 winning photos + 1st portfolio) will be open at the Photoscaglia studio (via Rittmeyer 7 / A, Trieste) until November 10th 2018. Opening hours: Monday-Friday 09-13 / 15-19. Winners will share a prize pool of over € 7,000, in addition to a series of prizes made available by the partners of the contest.

Started on February 14th and ended June 17th, URBAN 2018 saw 4,460 photos and 272 portfolios for 1,103 participants from around the world. We take this opportunity to thank all our great media partners: Burn Magazine, EyesOpen! Magazine, QUO Magazine, Street Photography Magazine, DOC! Photo Magazine, Silvershotz, Italian Street Photography, APF Magazine and Insomnia Collective. Of course, we want to thank URBAN’s technical partners too: Think Tank Photo, Innovatronix and Stroppa. See you on February 2019 for the tenth edition of URBAN!

Ranking 2018

WINNER OVERALL

Antonio Tartaglia (Italy) – Run Like Hell

Street Photography

1. Sébastien Leban (France) – Pourim Banquet In Jerusalem
2. Giuliano Mazzanti (Italy) – Red Tie
3. Viet Van Tran (Vietnam) – Playing

Honorable Mentions
Ludovic Le Guyader (France) – Water comes from below
Mathias Wasik (USA) – Yellow Cape
Viraj Bunnag (TH) – Last Rays Of Warmth

Architcture & Urban Geometries

1. Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz (Spain) – Walking To The Future City
2. Angiolo Manetti (Italy) – Columns
3. Daniele Stefanizzi (Italy) – Ginza Crossino

Honorable Mentions
Roberto Corinaldesi (Italy) – Bakuman (Al Centro Culturale Heydar Aliyev, Baku)
Dimitri Bourriau (France) – Ufo Soviet
Nicola Bertellotti (Italy) – The Short 20th Century

Transport

1. Roy Deba Prasad (India) – Innovative Way Of Boarding
2. Christiaan Hart (Hong Kong) – Flyby
3. Tristan Lavender (Netherlands) – The Red Bus

Honorable Mentions
Massimo Alfano (Italy) – Il Parcheggio delle Biciclette
Rudolf Sulgan (USA) – Poetry In Motion

Urban Art

1. Lukasz Zietara (Poland) – 3 Hearts
2. Sergio Aresi (Italy) – Antibes Le Nomade
3. Guido Caltabiano (Italy) – Faith vs Google

Honorable Mentions
Rebecca Wiltshire (Australia) – Sculptures By The Sea, Perth 2018
Ranu Jain (United Arab Emirates) – A Moment Inside A Museum

People

1. Gianni Boradori (Italy) – Posizioni Privilegiate
2. Mauro De Bettio (Italy) – Chasing Spirits
3. Qui Thinh Tran (Vietnam) – Back To Home

Honorable Mentions
Riccardo Pesaresi (Italy) – Suorine
Olgierd Kajak (Switzerland) – Where Is The Truth?
Samuel Dossi (Italy) – Il Fumatore Incallito

Urban Animals

1. Md Enamul Kabir (Bangladesh) – Untitled
2. Nik Brezginov (Russia) – Grindy
3. Andrea Zachrau (Germany) – Wolf In The City

Honorable Mention
Sergio Redolfi (Italy) – Desire For Freedom

Creative Photography

1. Giulio Fabbri (Italy) – Hotel Paradise
2. Orlando Morici (Italy) – Walking On Words
3. Marco Tagliarino (Italy) – Red Dimension

Projects & Portfolios

1. Alain Schroeder (Belgium) – Brick Prison
2. Giedo Van Der Zwan (Netherlands) – Pier To Pier
3. Sara Munari (Italy) – Be The Bee Body Be Boom, Est East (Bidibibodibibu)

Honorable Mentions
Sevil Alkan (Turkey) – Stray Dog
Stefano Lista (Italy) – On Board
Sandro Di Camillo (Italy) – Via Rupta

Porec Museum Selection
Mitja Kobal (Slovenia) – Gentle Appearances In Tokyo Metropolis
Sevil Alkan (Turkey) – Stray Dog
Paolo Maggi (Italy) – Urban Faces and Fragments