Milano, the power of nature told through the 100 winning shots of the Wildlife Photographer of The Year.

Milano, the power of nature told through the 100 winning shots of the Wildlife Photographer of The Year.

Will Milano, at Palazzo Francesco Turati in via Meravigli 7 (Cordusio area) from 30 September to 31 December 2022, to host the famous photography exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

It is the tenth edition in the Lombard capital, organized by Radiceunopercento, the cultural association with the collaboration of the Municipality of Milano.

100 shots have been awarded and exhibited , out of the 50.000 sent, at the 57th edition of the photography competition organized by the Natural History Museum in London. There are 96 countries from which the photographs taken by professional and amateur photographers come.

An international jury of experts they selected the finalist photos at the end of last year based on the criteria of creativity, artistic value and technical complexity; these are photographs that show endangered animal species, unknown habitats and behaviors not visible on a daily basis and landscapes from all over the world. Nature, with its power and fragility, is the protagonist of the exhibition.

He is the French biologist, as well as underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta, with Creation, to have won the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021. The shot depicts a trio of groupers in a cloud of eggs and sperm, a play of movements obtained after 5 years of day and night work in Fakarava, Polynesia French; the rare event because it occurs only once a year is increasingly unique due to the endangered species threatened by intensive fishing, the Polynesian lagoon is one of the last places where these fish can still live free, because it is a reserve .

Vidyun R. Hebbar is the young Indian winner of the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 together with his Dome home, a photo illustrating a spider inside a crack in a wall. Among the category winners is Stefano Unterthiner from Aosta, with the Head to head shot (Behavior of mammals).

There are four young Italian photographers who have received a special mention: Mattia Terreo, with Little grebe art (Under 10 years) and Giacomo Redaelli, with Ibex at ease (15-17 years)), as well as Georg Kantioler, with Spot of bother (Urban Wildlife) and Bruno D'Amicis, with Endangered trinkets (Photojournalism). The well-known naturalist and award-winning wildlife photographer Marco colombo, will be available for guided tours of the exhibition at Palazzo Francesco Turati, every Friday (three shifts starting from 18pm by reservation - also available on demand). Furthermore, three Thursdays will be dedicated to special thematic guided tours with expert nature photographers: 30 November (10pm and 19pm) Luca Eberle will talk about the Predators and on November 17th, the Birds, on December 8th and 22nd (19pm) Francesco Tomasinelli will delve into Mimicry.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year a Milano it is not just an exhibition, but also a great event celebrating nature. The Radicediunopercento cultural association organizes free evenings to study and present books with well-known nature photographers and science communicators which will take place at the Casa della Cultura on Saturday, from 21pm in via Borgogna 3 to Milano (San Babila area). They will be guests on October 22nd Bruno D'Amicis, which received a special mention in the Photojournalistic History Award section at Wildlife 57, with the meeting Polimitas, the most beautiful snails in the world, on 19 November Ugo Mellone, nature photographer already awarded at Wildlife, with The Sahara Desert: biodiversity to the limit, on 3 December the famous photographers Francesco Tomasinelli and Marco Colombo who together with Chiara Borelli of Focus Wild will talk about Evolution and incredible animals, and on 17 December Alex Mustard, a well-known English underwater photographer who will talk about underwater wildlife. I am organized by the Radicediunopercento Cultural Association, for the most passionate and for those who want to know more, during the exhibition period, theoretical photography courses, online natural science seminars and practical workshops in nature, with well-known science communicators and highly renowned nature photographers.

Exhibition route: In addition to the two highest awards Wild life Photographer of the Year 2021 and Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021, the exhibition features all winning and finalist images divided into categories: Amphibians and reptiles, Animals in their environment, The art of nature, Urban nature, Invertebrates, Mammals, Oceans: the overall view, Plants and fungi, Animal portraits, Underwater, Birds, Wetlands: the overall view, in addition to the three sections dedicated to the youngest: up to 10 years, 11-14 years, 15 -17 years. Further important sections are the documentary categories: Best Portfolio Award, Photojournalistic History Award, Rising Star Portfolio Award, Photojournalism. The captions and texts tell both the technical requirements of photography and the history and emotions that motivated the author in taking the shot, together with scientific data on the species photographed. The exhibition catalog with all the award-winning images, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 31 published by the Natural History Museum and edited by Rosamund Kidman Cox, is available in the bookshop.

INFO

+39 3482506498/ info@radicediunopercento.it www.radicediunopercento.it

OPENING HOURS

Monday closed

Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 10am-20pm / Thursday and Friday 10am-22pm, 1st November, 7th and 8th December 10am-20pm

24, 26, 31 December 10am-19pm (25 December closed) with ticket office closing 30 minutes before.

TICKETS

Membership cards €1 (from 18 years old)

SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS

full €13/reduced €11 (14-17 years old, over 65s and university students with a valid card)/€7 (non-accredited journalists with disabilities)

MIDWEEK

Full price €11/reduced €9 (14-17 years, over 65 and university students with a valid card)/€5 (non-accredited journalists and disabled people)

FAMILY PROMOTION: 1 or 2 parents or adults + 1 or 2 children (6-13 years) adults €11 / children €7 Free 0-5 years

GUIDED TOURS WITH MARCO COLOMBO

Three shifts every Friday, starting at 18pm (by reservation). Guided tours can also be purchased on demand

THEMED GUIDED TOURS

Thursday 10 November 19pm and 30pm - Luca Eberle, Predators

Thursday 17 November 19pm and 30pm - Luca Eberle, Birds

Thursday 8 and 22 December 19pm - Francesco Tomasinelli, Mimetism Guided tours €30

MEETINGS WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS

House of Culture, Saturday 21pm (via Borgogna 3 - San Babila area)

22 October-Bruno D'Amicis, Polimitas, the most beautiful snails in the world

19 November-Ugo Mellone, The Sahara desert: biodiversity at the limit

3 December-Marco Colombo, Francesco Tomasinelli, Chiara Borelli, Evolution of incredible animals

December 17-Alex Mustard, Underwater Wildlife Free entry by purchasing an exhibition ticket

NATURAL SCIENCE SEMINARS AND PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES

Theoretical courses for photographers and online natural science seminars https://www.radicediunopercento.it/corsi-in-partenza/

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS IN NATURE

Practical courses in nature https://www.radicediunopercento.it/event_type/workshop/