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Nepali boy by Giampiero D'Antonio

The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000.

Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese were made homeless with entire villages flattened, across many districts of the country.

Disastrous events in very poor and politically paralyzed nations such as Nepal often become , a long drawn out cain of events, in that one disaster feeds into another for years or even decades upon end. The aftereffects from the earthquake had subsequent effects on a myriad of things:  human traffic, labour cost and availability, rental and property cost burdens, urbanization, private and public debt burdens, mental health, politics, tourism, disease, and damage to the healthcare system.

This is a one of the thousands stories of people from Nepal. This is Batsal, a fantasy name, 13 years old, A very young Nepali worker in India, precisely in Rajasthan, about 1500 km away from his village and his family.

Few months after the quake, where he lost his father, the only “man” in a family of 5, with the help of Family’s friend decide to cross the border looking for fortune in India. After few experience here and there, He arrived in Bikaner, where is has been living for 4 Years, working as factotum in the hospitality field.

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Rio de Janeiro, Portrait of Wild Life by Giampiero D'Antonio

The wild life in Rio is still something that exists and surprise. The growing urban development, the resulting pollution rise, put in serious danger the extinction of these species, which still resist, Heroically, in their primordial and Natural habitat, that habitat that day after day the human being Herod to nature in an arbitrary and disrespectful way. The purpose of this little Gallery is simply to raise awareness the viewer as much as possible towards environmental topics. If we want to continue to appreciate the beauty of Nature, all of us must do our part, actively.

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Pamplona, Saint Fermin by Giampiero D'Antonio

The Running of the Bulls, Encierro, of Pamplona is the most famous of Spain, but not the only one. It is the highest profile event of the San Fermin festival, which is held every year from 6–14 July.The first bull running is on 7 July, followed by one on each of the following mornings of the festival, beginning every day at 8 am. The Encierro begins with runners singing a benediction, El Cantico, It is sung three times, each time being sung both in Spanish and Basque. The benediction is a prayer given at a statue of Saint Fermin, patron of the festival and the city, to ask the saint's protection. Though there is no formal dress code, the very common and traditional attire is white pants, white shirt with a red scarf around the waist and a red handkerchief around the neck. Despite The protests of pro-animal rights groups, the show go on. Normally On the eve of the festival, dozens of semi-naked activists try to draw attention at what they see as animal cruelty, only, for entertain the folks. Bullfights are protected under the Spanish Constitution as part of the country’s cultural heritage.

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