From London nights to Pigneto: photographic storytelling between the working class and urban melancholy.
Welcome to the second episode of "Click and Roll, " the video format from Daylight School, your photography school in Pigneto, Rome. In this episode, we immerse ourselves in the beating heart and twilight of London's Council estates.
Let's talk about nights, the working class, the underclass, and that dense melancholy that resonates in the notes of The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. Have you ever wondered what really happens at the foot of the tower blocks in the English capital?
This is not just a travelogue, but a lesson in documentary photography and social investigation. A necessary insight for those who want to learn to look into the hidden places of the soul and society.
“We’re gonna take you down the only road we’ve ever been down… you know the one that takes you to where all the veins meet” (The Verve).
In the Babylon project, photographer Marco Sconocchia guides you through an unprecedented nighttime London, where urban aesthetics meet the most raw and sincere human stories.
Who is Marco Sconocchia: Photography and Life between London and Pigneto
To understand the value of education at Daylight School, you need to know who experiences it. Marco Sconocchia has a rare surname and a rich history: from his roots in Verano (next to Garibaldi) to his chosen "home" in the Pigneto district of Rome.
- The experience: After emigrating to England at the age of 22 and returning to Italy at 31, Marco has devoted his nights since 2016 to photographing the suburbs of London.
- The philosophy: His photography is viscerally linked to real-life stories.
- “Photography is often a sequence of failures; yet it grants us the immense privilege of inhabiting great stories.”
If you are looking for a photography course in Rome that goes beyond technique and teaches you to narrate reality with passion and love, you are in the right place.
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