Open Theme nominee

In today's society we are constantly exposed to images that impose on us a model that unconsciously we tend to achieve.
Today it is mainly the fashion system that establishes, through the models, female beauty stereotypes.
It is a very strong cultural input that is added to the many others from which we are daily bombarded and that go all in the same direction: what matters in life is to be perfect, beautiful, successful, placing the woman in perpetual war and perpetually lost with his own body.
Could we define this as a social disease? Yes of course. Man is a social being, he needs to be accepted, loved and respected. "Vanity is the basis of everything," wrote Gustave Flaubert.
Already the ancient Greeks knew that the theater was cathartic, but also a "dance" a bit provoking could be is a more recent discovery.
Burlesque is therefore experienced as a therapy. It helps to regain a healthy relationship with body and femininity and releases women from aesthetic standards.
Our culture is a toxic culture of beauty. Burlesque seems to say: this is my body and I like me as I am. The way of healing starts from here.

Simone Tramonte was born in Rome in 1976 and after graduating in Economics he decided to devote his attention to photography. He is a freelance photographer that works and is mainly based in Italy.
He began photographic studies with particular attention to social and anthropological issues.
Involved in documentary photography since the 2007, his work is focused to documenting contemporary issues and the profound cultural changes.
His projects have been published in international magazines such as Internazionale, NationalGeographic, Geo, Indipendent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Southeast Asia Globe, CameraRaw, TheTripMagazine, Sguardi.
This works has been exhibited at Fotoleggendo in Rome, at the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome, at the ArtBasel of Basel, at the Kolga Tbilisi Festival of Georgia.
He has been awarded some international prizes:
1st prize "Geo Magazine" - 2013
1st prize "UBS Art Collection" – 2011
2nd prize "Science-Environment” category – MIFA - 2016
2nd prize "Editorial-Environmental” category – IPOTY – 2016
2nd prize "People-Culture” category – MIFA - 2015
2nd prize "Press-Environmental” category – PX3 – 2015
3rd prize – FIIPA (FIOF Awards) – 2016
Remarkable Award – Siena International Photo Awards – 2015
Shortlisted – KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO AWARDS – 2016