THE  PARTICIPANTS

Hello,

I am 26 years old Live in Riga, Latvia I admire food, wine and photography.

Worked in many restaurants as a chef, now a manager.

At this moment in life learning photography to take my passion into the next level.

Looking forward to Discover Krakow.

Gioia, Italian photographer born in Figueres (Spain) on 2001. I branched out and amplified my passion for
photography about 6 years ago, when, in parallel to my experiential path of growth, experiment and article my
artistic vision, attending first humanistic high schools, immediately fascinated by the psyche and the human soul, then finishing my high school studies at the Liceo Artistico di Bari with Audiovisual and Multimedia address, with the opportunity to delve into a completely new vision of art, of photography and cinematographic techniques.The viral
charge that unifies my projects all start from a core strongly centered on the immeasurable value of humanity and feelings, of the expressive search for details through a colorful and always new look into the world.

Hello from beautiful İstanbul.

I'm Belkıs, 59 years old and retired English teacher. I was born in Mersin which is on the South coast (Mediterranean) of Turkey. I 'm married and have four children, two grandchildren. I love travelling, seeing different places and meeting different people. I love taking photos whenever my eyes catch a beautiful or interesting nature beauty or something I like. For me, photographs are the best documents to remember your best moments. I love having long walks both in the city and in the nature. When I visit a new place, I love searching the city street by street as well as I do tracking in the nature.

Hi. I am Lena 45 years old. 

I love travelling and taking pictures. I am a chef if Asian Cousine and i am working in the Ministry of Justice the last 18 years.

I was born in Ukraine and grow up in Cyprus. I speak Greek.,English, Russian,Ukraine, and Turkish.

Really anxious for the trip. Hopping for good memories . It is important for me because my mom is Jewish and i had a  family members died in the places we are going to visit.

Thank you so much.

Looking forward to this trip.

Hi there,

I’m Lina, by the time of the trip 24 years old and a student for communication design in Hamburg.

I've always loved taking photos, so I’m very lucky to be able to pursue this passion during my time in university. 

This is going to be my first time participating and I’m really looking forward to meeting all of you and gaining new experiences!

Hey, my name is Guido and I love exploring, observing the world around and learning something new every day.

My camera is my fellow traveler and I bring her with me wherever I go.

When I immortalise the world around I feel at peace and when I look at the shots I feel happy.

I look forward to meeting like-minded passionate photographers!

Hi there!

I'm Martina, 23 yo, from Lecce, Italy.

My passion for photography was born during the years of high school and I deepened at the university graduating in Arts and Entertainment, address Photography of course! Today,  photography is my best way to live and discover the world.

It's going to be my first time here with you guys and I am really excited about it! 

See you there! 

Hi everybody, My name is Chiara and I’m 28 years old and I’m from Varese.

I love arts and photography, for this reason I went to Liceo Artistico and then I continued my artistic way at Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan; at academy I decided to study ‘Visual art’ and I deepened the study of photography.

It will be my first experience with let me Italian you and I hope to learn a lot of things.

Hi,

My name is Ema and I'm 33 years old. I'm born and raised in Sweden but my origins are Croatian (Both parents).

Today I'm working with children at a kindergarten but also helping out as a workout and nutrition coach. I love to travel, I love Christmas and I have loved photography since I was a kid.

At one point in my life I lost most of my creativity which I'm getting back now and want to get to one of my passions.

Looking forward to meet you all!

Hi everyone! My name is Sara and I’m 25 years old. I was born and raised in Italy, but my parents are from Morocco. I was graduated in Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa at Ca’Foscari University (Venice) - mainly in the Arabic and Turkish languages-  and now I am writing the thesis to finish the master’s degree in International Relations at University of Pavia. I have loved photography since I was a child, a passion that my dad passed on to me. Also in Venice, I met many people passionate about art and photography, who made the decision to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. This too has greatly influenced in cultivating my passion, although I have undertaken a different university course. I am very happy and grateful to participate in this project to learn new things and new people. Soon!

Hi,

my name is francesco, I am 30 years old and. I am italian. I like to travel and discover new places, my passion is photography to which I dedicate a lot of time and in my free time I like to explore and take photos.

I like to think that the best photo is always the next one I will take.

I partecipated in Discover Sicily 6.

Hello, ciao, hola, privet & salut! I am Diana from Republic of Moldova. I am a twin. I live in UK. I am passionated in collecting quotes, so I will try to describe myself by using following quotes: -“I was born in July with a travel destination list that never ends.” -Unknown- -“A different language is a different vision of life.” -Federico Fellini- -“Stressed, blessed and volleyball obsessed.” -Unknown- -“Working hard is IMPORTANT. But there is something even more: BELIEVING in YOURSELF.” -Harry Poter- -“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.” -Alfred Eisenstaedt- Impatient to discover Krakow!

Hello everyone!
My name is Giulia, I'm 26 and come from Palermo but I live in Bologna. I am a management engineer and I work in the IT sector as an analyst for Italian GDO.
I'm passionate about photography, I love taking pictures especially during my travels. I'm a determined and sunny girl and I'm looking forward to enrich my experiences with this new journey!
 
I participated to Discover Sicily 2, Discover Lisbon 2, Discover Marrakech 4, Discover Athens 1 and Discover Copenhagen 2.

Hello, my name is Elisa.

I'm 21 years old and I'm from Italy.
I'm an amatorial photographer but I would like to turn my passion in to a profession, I like any type of arts and I am inspired by what sorrounds me, I photograph a bit of everything but I have a soft spot for landscapes.

I would like to travel to know other countries and cultures and then tell them through my photograph.

Hello everyone! I'm Gaetano, I live in a little country close to Venice, but I was born in a region in the center of Italy. I’ve been working as a night-receptionist in a Hotel for 20 years. I really enjoy it because at night I can build a more formal relationship with my guests and this environment it’s really suggestive. I love to travel and I’ve already visited many cities of Europe such as Madrid, Paris, London, Athen and many others. Anyway, I also found it interesting to visit small countries all around. I fell in love with photography one year ago and it became my passion, my Pentax and I are inseparable. I'm self-taught, and I think that this will be a great opportunity to meet new people with my same passion, and improve my skills as a photographer.

My name is Alessandro. I am 32 years old. I come from Italy.
I attended a master’s degree course in law. I have participated and collaborated in
several training courses on European citizenship with a well-known NGO. I usually
work as a teacher and educator in a community center.
In my free time I read books, I watch movies, I walk, I cycle, I meet friends and
family, I do volunteer and…..I take a lot of photographs.
I especially like to photograph landscapes and buildings. According to some friends,my photographs look like postcards.