Life In Mundari Camp

He began to take photographs in 1985. His first trip to India was in 1994 and from that moment on he beganhis passion

for the reportage. He has produced works in Morocco, Tunisia, Thailand, China, Romania, Iceland, Indonesia, Turkey,

South Korea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nepal,Vietnam,Cambodia,South Sudan,India,Egypt.

From 92 he is a member of FIAF and he båegins to participate in national and internationalcompetitions.

For the excellent results obtained, he was awarded several honors, AFI, IFI,EFIAF/G, AFIAP, EFIAP, EFIAP/D3

In the ranking of the Italian federation of all time is in first place, with 5.230 admissions.

In 2019 I published a photography book entitled "PEOPLE".

In his career he has had dozens of publications in national and international magazines and photo books.

Among the over 1900 prizes won, it is worth mentioning:

14 participations in the world cup with the Italian federation, of which, five times world champion and 4 gold medalist.

Portfolio LIFE IN MUNDARI CAMP

The Mundari are nomadic shepherds who live in South Sudan.

Their main activity is the breeding of big-horned cows.

I spent a few days in their camp to photograph their centuries-old habits.

My work as a photographer and their working day begins at dawn, while someone is still resting near thefire,

the kids start milking and then eat a sort of butter and curdled milk.

A normal custom is to wash oneself with cow urine.

This practice is a sort of protection for insects. Around seven in the morning, the herds leave the field to go towards

the pastures near the banks of the Nile River.

At this point the real work of the younger ones begins, who must clean the field of cow dung.

The land is brushed with bare hands and the dung collected and placed in small piles under which embersare kept alive.

In this way the dung burns very slowly and produces a dense smoke throughout the day that perpetuallyenvelops the field.

This smoke serves to keep insects away.

In the hottest hours of the day, when the temperature easily reaches 45°, work activities stop.

A few hours of relaxation smoking a traditional pipe made from a pumpkin.

Around 5pm you start to hear the sounds of drums and horns,... it's the signal that the herds are returning.

Seeing the cows return at sunset with the dust glowing against the light is an exciting sight.

The men returning from the pasture are always armed with the famous Kalashnikov AK47.

Once the cows find their position in the field, the work of the men begins,

brushing the beasts with earth and ash and cleaning their long horns with a sort of grease.

The day ends with another characteristic practice,...the massage on the head and sprinkling the face withearth and ash.

All these practices have the aim of protecting the skin from the sun and insects.

Someone in the camp is still blowing the horn as the sun sets and shadows loom on the horizon.

The Life In Mundari Camp photo album