Salvatore Valente

Country: Italy | Born: 1960

Salvatore Valente was born in Ostuni (Italy) on 10 June 1960. He began his career in the eighties, he discovered the passion for Ethnic groups in the world and above all for all those communities that are disappearing by organizing travels in search of populations in danger of extinction. During his professional growth as a photojournalist he has made several photo exhibitions, rich in lights and colors, natural landscapes, splits of everyday life and the expressiveness of the people who, with his looks, recount their lives.

He has won more than 70 International Awards with a remarkable success in Mondo.

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www.fotovalente.com

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Nationality: China

Born: 1980

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Born: 1980

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Born: 1944

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Born: 1905 - Died: 1991

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Born: 1966

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Nationality: Mexico

Born: 1981

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Born: 1934

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