The Human Fire (Half-way between Hope and Catastrophe
The Human Fire, quite simply, replicates visual conversation I had with my 9-year old son, M. , when I came back from covering the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey. I did it showing him my photos. Not all. He was struck by the night ones, mostly showing humans huddled around fires in front of the rubble that had been their homes. Martino said it made him think of the primitive humans inventing fire. He had pointed to the essence. When all collapses, we turn to fire again for protection against the cold and the abyss of despair. Around those fires, rebuilding already started.
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Biography
Antonio Denti is an award-winning news cameraman, in love with still photography.
He graduated as an anthropologist in London, but became a news cameraman.
He has been working for Reuters, based in Rome, since 1998.
He covered - among other things - conflict and change in Kosovo (1999, 2001, 2008), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), Israel (2005 - 2006), Gaza (2005), Lebanon (2006), Tunisia (2011), Catalonia (2017), the aftermath of the Asian Tsunami in Banda Aceh (2004), the death of Pope John Paul II, several papal trips, the great migration to Europe by sea and by land (2006-2018).
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Awards
RTS (ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY) JOURNALISM AWARD FOR CAMERA OPERATOR OF THE YEAR, 2018
PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE DI GIORNALISMO MARIA GRAZIA CUTULI (SEZIONE NAZIONALE), 2019
IPPAWARDS (Iphone Photography Awards) GRAND PRIZE AND PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, 2022
ALL ABOUT PHOTO AWARDS - MERIT AWARD, 2022
PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS - BRONZE WINNER, 2022
