This photo has been taken by talented young Italian photographer Matteo Zanaria (www.matteozanaria.com). Even though he seems to master all genres, his fav is 'street photography':

"Street Photography for me is when everyone sees and reads from the picture something that is different from what I could have seen and thought at the moment of the shoot or again, is different from what the actual subject of the picture is really thinking and doing when I was picturing him..."

Matteo has been in remote places such as the Antartica. He has travelled around the world capturing those moments that define a country, its culture, its way of living, its people, the light, streets... A brave man, with a big heart, he had planned a holiday trip to Sri Lanka just when the Tsunami hit. Instead of cancelling it and staying in London, he decided to fill his pack with medicines and there he went. After banging in a few doors, he managed to get a 'job' as a volunteer in an NGO and ended up managing a whole refugees camp! He is a modern day hero (possibly a corny description) - someone anonymus that has put others before himself. You can see the recollection of that trip in his site.

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