Saudade Moon by Paolo Marchetti is an immersive journey through Brazil. His images penetrate the heart and soul of this country, its true essence is vivid and tangible. The photographer captures the landscapes and people of Brazil, setting them in a romantic atmosphere, almost as if it were pervaded by a feeling similar to "saudade", a Portuguese word that indicates a mood difficult to define, a form of nostalgia, melancholy, the yearning for something elusive.
Through the photographer's eyes we see Brazil and its people in an unprecedented and penetrating way. The photos in this book as a whole, but also taken individually, create a visual poem capable of involving the observer.
Paolo Marchetti
Photojournalist represented by Getty Images and based in Italy. He has published his work in Italian and foreigners weekly magazines such as L’Espresso, Internazionale, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Io Donna, Corriere della Sera, 6MOIS, Sunday Times, British Journal of Photojournalism, The Guardian, Geo - Spiegel, Newsweek, CNN, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Lightbox and Time. In the last years he has received several awards such as: IPA, Grand Prix de Paris -PX3, Best of Photojournalism, PDN’s Award, Getty Images Editorial Photography (2012). He was finalist at Leica Oskar
Barnack Award (2013), winner of POY-Picture of the Year (2013-2014), ANI Pix-Palace Award at Visa pour L’Image,
Leica Photographer Award.
Arianna Catania, Huffington Post, 14/12/2014
Paolo Marchetti: "Saudade moon". Dall'Amazzonia al deserto del Maranhao le contraddizioni del Brasile viste dalla luna
Newsroom, The New York Times, 01/12/2014
Brazil in a time of change
Fausto Giaccone
Andrea Attardi
Ivo Saglietti
Giovanni Chiaramonte, Àlvaro Siza
Luca Nizzoli Toetti
Euro Rotelli
Claudia Marini
Alessio Vissani
Laura Leonelli
Laura Leonelli
Fabio Lovino
Irene Alison
