Il Mare In Mezzo (The Sea in Between)

“Il Mare in Mezzo'' juxtaposes pictures of the efforts of migrant survivors to make peace with the sea after their journey (in Italy) and pictures taken in the central Mediterranean during numerous stints on migrant rescue ships in action. In the migratory route that I had the chance to witness — from Africa to Europe — the sea plays a central part. Before the brave journey, the sea is what stands between home and destination. After the journey, the sea still stands between exile and homecoming, achievement and return. The sea separates and connects, but it must be engaged if one wants to leave home to better one's life or if one wants to go back home. And engaging the sea takes a lot of courage.

''Il Mare in Mezzo'' highlights a fragment of the brave, often unsung story of modern migration. Migration is the odyssey of our times, but it is an epic with no oracle. Yet it should be held as a shared monument to the courage of humans to change and improve their fate.

Antonio Denti

Antonio Denti is an award-winning news cameraman and in love with still photography. Born in Catania (Sicily) in 1972, he graduated as a social anthropologist at the University of London ( Goldsmiths' College and SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies - ) but became a cameraman. He has been working for Reuters since 1998.

Highlights of his career include conflict and change in Kosovo (1999, 2001, 2008); Afghanistan (2001); Iraq (2003); Israel (2005 - 2006); Gaza (2005); Lebanon (2006); Tunisia (2011); the election of Pope Benedict XVI; the Tsunami in Indonesia (2004); earthquakes in central and northern Italy; the migrant crises in the Mediterranean (2006, 2011, 2015-2019); the crisis around Catalonia's bid for independence (2017); and the Covid-19 pandemic (2020).

In 2018, he won the RTS (Royal Television Society) Journalism Award for Camera Operator of the Year. In 2019, he won the ''Maria Grazia Cutuli'' international journalism award (national section).