Editorial: Sports (PROFESSIONAL) - HONORABLE MENTION
Behind the Bullfighting

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In Europe bullfighting take place in France, Spain and Portugal. In recent years several nations forbidden the killing of the Bull or the entire show,; for instance, in 2015 the European Union legislated that agricultural funds won’t be used to finance lethal bullfighting activities. Very often the adult involved in the bullfighting are introduced in this kind of event when they are very young, suddenly bullfighting become part of their culture and tradition characterized by the contact with animals and the nature but also by a certain amount of violence. Despite bullfighting is part of the Portuguese culture, it remains a violent entertainment and, undeniably, a controversial tradition.
Exhibitions
GuatePhoto, Collective Exhibition, Guatemala (2015)
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia (2015)
Estação Imagem, Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal (2014)
Estação Imagem, CPF, Porto, Portugal (2014)
Estação Imagem, Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal (2012)
Estação Imagem, CPF, Porto, Portugal (2012)
Awards
Ideas Tap - Magnum Photos Photographer Funds - Longlist (2015)
IPA 2015 International Photography Award - Honorable Mention (2015)
ND Awards - 1st prize Editorial Sport (2015)
ND Awards - 3rd prize Editorial Photo Essay (2015)
MIFA - 3rd prize Sport (2015)
MIFA - 2nd prize Nature Pet (2015)
Fotovisura Grant For Outstanding Multimedia Project - Honorable Mention (2015)
Royal Photographic Society Print Exhibition - Finalist (2015)
Photon Valencia - Finalist / Valencia, Spain (2015)
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Finalist / Tblisi, Georgia (2015)
Estação Imagem - 2nd prize in the "Contemporary Issues" category / Mora, Portugal (2014)
Berlin Month of Photography Portfolio Review - Finalist / Berlin, Germany (2014)
Photon Valencia - Finalist / Valencia, Spain (2014)
Monochrome Awards - Professional Photojournalism Category - Honorable Mention (2014)
Photocraty Fund - Finalist (2014)
International Revela Award - Finalist / Madrid, Spain (2014)
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography Grant - Finalist (2014)
Estação Imagem - 1st prize in the "Environment" category / Mora, Portugal (2012)
AddRetouch Documentary Photography - Finalist / Madrid, Spain (2013)
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In Europe bullfighting take place in France, Spain and Portugal. In recent years several nations forbidden the killing of the Bull or the entire show,; for instance, in 2015 the European Union legislated that agricultural funds won’t be used to finance lethal bullfighting activities. Very often the adult involved in the bullfighting are introduced in this kind of event when they are very young, suddenly bullfighting become part of their culture and tradition characterized by the contact with animals and the nature but also by a certain amount of violence. Despite bullfighting is part of the Portuguese culture, it remains a violent entertainment and, undeniably, a controversial tradition.
About author:
Tommaso Rada is an Italian photographer currently living in the north of Portugal, in Braga. His works has been published in several magazines and newspapers such as Financial Time, Der Spiegel, Monocle, Popoli, Popoli e Missioni, Private online edition, Expresso, Helsingin Sanomat, Courrier International, Le Pelerin, Washington Post and Forbes Brazil. He collaborated with Unicef Mozambique, Comunità di Sant’Egidio and Habitat for Humanity Portugal.Exhibitions
GuatePhoto, Collective Exhibition, Guatemala (2015)
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia (2015)
Estação Imagem, Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal (2014)
Estação Imagem, CPF, Porto, Portugal (2014)
Estação Imagem, Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal (2012)
Estação Imagem, CPF, Porto, Portugal (2012)
Awards
Ideas Tap - Magnum Photos Photographer Funds - Longlist (2015)
IPA 2015 International Photography Award - Honorable Mention (2015)
ND Awards - 1st prize Editorial Sport (2015)
ND Awards - 3rd prize Editorial Photo Essay (2015)
MIFA - 3rd prize Sport (2015)
MIFA - 2nd prize Nature Pet (2015)
Fotovisura Grant For Outstanding Multimedia Project - Honorable Mention (2015)
Royal Photographic Society Print Exhibition - Finalist (2015)
Photon Valencia - Finalist / Valencia, Spain (2015)
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Finalist / Tblisi, Georgia (2015)
Estação Imagem - 2nd prize in the "Contemporary Issues" category / Mora, Portugal (2014)
Berlin Month of Photography Portfolio Review - Finalist / Berlin, Germany (2014)
Photon Valencia - Finalist / Valencia, Spain (2014)
Monochrome Awards - Professional Photojournalism Category - Honorable Mention (2014)
Photocraty Fund - Finalist (2014)
International Revela Award - Finalist / Madrid, Spain (2014)
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography Grant - Finalist (2014)
Estação Imagem - 1st prize in the "Environment" category / Mora, Portugal (2012)
AddRetouch Documentary Photography - Finalist / Madrid, Spain (2013)
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