Michele Palazzi
is a Rome-based documentary photographer who in 2015 won the 1st Prize of World Press Photo in the daily life category with Black Gold Hotel. Among others, he was additionally awarded the Enzo Baldoni prize in 2009 for his coverage of the earthquake in Abruzzo (3,32 AM) and he became the Environmental Photographer of the Year in 2013.
Origini Edizioni
is a small-scale Italian publishing house founded by Matilde Vittoria Laricchia (editorial director) and Valentino Barachini (art director) that focuses on limited edition photobooks. Their first book was born in 2012 and since then, they publish numerous titles per year. The publisher’s specialty lies in combining photography with text to formulate a symbiosis of the two mediums. Origini Edizioni’s books are highlighted with a high level of tactility by often using waste materials and old paper, turning each book into a unique piece of art.
‘Mongolia Felix’ is available for purchase here.
Curator of Discarded Magazine & XXX
She is a photographer and writer dealing with the topics of trauma, gender and sexuality.