{"id":3713,"date":"2008-12-11T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2023-04-11T14:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T12:26:25","slug":"nadia-shira-cohen-oniontown-2-premio-ex-aequo-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/nadia-shira-cohen-oniontown-2-premio-ex-aequo-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadia Shira Cohen \/ Oniontown &#8211; 2\u00b0 Premio ex-aequo 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Opera 2\u00b0 Premio ex-aequo Portfolio Italia 2008<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3713 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-1-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-1-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3714\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3714'>\n\t\t\t\tHannah on her 4th birthday celebrates without her father Shaun who is serving a jail sentence for his 3rd drunk driving offense. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-2-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-2-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3715\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3715'>\n\t\t\t\tA private property sign hangs on a tree on the road leading to Oniontown. The residents of Oniontown often use their land to hunt animals. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-3-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-3-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3716\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3716'>\n\t\t\t\tJosh Jr. get s his hair trimmed by his uncle, who has become the defacto barber of Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-4-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-4-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3717\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3717'>\n\t\t\t\tAn old photo of two horses abandoned in the soil of Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-5-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-5-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3718\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3718'>\n\t\t\t\tJoshua Smith helps out his great uncle Dick with unloading the pigeons into the coup. Dick imports the pigeons from New York City where they are illegally caught and sells them to local gun clubs in order to use for target practice. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-6-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-6-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3719\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3719'>\n\t\t\t\tOniontown viewed from the backyard of the Smith trailer house. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-7-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-7-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3720\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3720'>\n\t\t\t\tA basket of fake flowers adorns the flag covered bay window of Ethel Smith&#8217;s home. Ethel Smith bought her property in Oniontown in the 1950&#8217;s and her children who have since spread to adjoining trailers grew up in this house. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-8-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-8-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3721\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3721'>\n\t\t\t\tSharon Smith listens through the walls of her sister Desaray&#8217;s room. The walls are so thin that she can hear everything going on outside. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-9-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-9-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3722\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3722'>\n\t\t\t\tA deer head lays on the ground of the Oniontown game shed near the hooves of it&#8217;s former body which hangs from the ceiling to drain the blood. Most of the men of Oniontown spend a good part of the winter deer hunting in the hills of their property both for game but also as a source of food. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-10-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-10-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3723\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3723'>\n\t\t\t\tDick Smith&#8217;s, considered the grandfather of Oniontown, rifle lies on the dinning room table just before he and his grandson, Hunter go out hunting rats. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-11-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-11-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3724\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3724'>\n\t\t\t\tJoe watches TV in his sister Desaray&#8217;s room while the other kids are at play.\u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-12-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-12-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3725\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3725'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo Pigeons look out the window from their coup which has been converted from an old trailer home. Dick Smith imports the pigeons from New York City where they are illegally caught and sells them to local gun clubs in order to use for target practice. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-13-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-13-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3726\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3726'>\n\t\t\t\tA light-up crucifix sits atop the night table of Patty and Dick Smith&#8217;s bedroom. The family has much Christian paraphernalia around the house yet are not actively religious. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-14-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-14-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3727\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3727'>\n\t\t\t\tHannah at bedtime.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-15-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-15-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3728\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3728'>\n\t\t\t\tA forgotten doll lies bare throughout the winter in Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-16-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-16-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3729\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3729'>\n\t\t\t\tCousins, Hannah and Ariana play on a discarded sofa outside of Hannah&#8217;s trailer home. The children play unassumingly with many discarded objects and structures around Oniontown.  \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-17-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-17-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3730\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3730'>\n\t\t\t\tA trash pile burns in the center of Oniontown. Trash burning is common here as the county does not provide trash collection and it costs money to hire private companies to haul. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-18-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-18-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3731\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3731'>\n\t\t\t\tJaquon exerts his anger on the abundant trash strewn across Oniontown.  \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-19-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-19-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3732\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3732'>\n\t\t\t\tA smashed television lies abandoned in Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-20-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-20-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3733\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3733'>\n\t\t\t\tJoyce Smith holds her daughter Hannah after she woke up from a nightmare during a game of Monopoly. Deseray laughs at her cousin Hannah&#8217;s childishness. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-21-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-21-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3734\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3734'>\n\t\t\t\tA small Native American statue stands guard at the head of Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-22-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-22-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3735\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3735'>\n\t\t\t\tDick Smith pulls out his 22 calier rifle from his gun cabinet and hands it to his grandson, Hunter in order to go hung rats for fun at dusk. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-23-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-23-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3736\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3736'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pigs of Oniontown eating donuts in their pig pen. Dick Smith, known as the grandfather of Oniontown breeds pigs in order to sell for slaughter in his make shift pig pen built on the land of Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-24-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-24-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3737\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3737'>\n\t\t\t\tDeseray came to Oniontown, haveing nowhere else to go after her mother was put in Jail on drunk driving charges and her father was abusing her. She is arguing with her grandmother Patty under Jesus&#8217; watchful eye. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-25-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-25-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3738\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3738'>\n\t\t\t\tBaby ducks inside the Smith family trailer house. The Smith&#8217;s keep baby ducks inside away from the cold when they are so small and fragile. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-26-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-26-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3739\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3739'>\n\t\t\t\tKatie sits against the window protected  with plastic against the winter cold in the Smith family trailer. Katie does not live in Oniontown but is a relative of the Smith&#8217;s and often comes to visit on the weekends to play with the children. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-27-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-27-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3740\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3740'>\n\t\t\t\tSmall figurines of soap line the shelp in the bathroom of Ethel Smith&#8217;s home. Ethel Smith bought her property in Oniontown in the 1950&#8217;s and her children who have since spread to adjoining trailers grew up in this house. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-28-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-28-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3741\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3741'>\n\t\t\t\tPatty and Dick Smith, married for over 20 years watch TV together during a rare, quiet moment in the house. Baby ducks lie in the cage to their side. They bring the baby animals inside during the winter so they don&#8217;t catch cold and die. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-29-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-29-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3742\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3742'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Smith&#8217;s dog, Scotch taking a break on an abandoned car seat in Oniontown. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-30-of-30.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/04\/Oniontown-30-of-30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3743\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3743'>\n\t\t\t\tAshley in her mother&#8217;s trailer in Oniontown looks over at the trailer next door, which is constantly in dispute with her mother&#8217;s trailer as the two mother&#8217;s of each respective home do not get along. \u00a9Nadia Shira Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>di Fausto Raschiatore<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">U<\/span>no stimolante reportage realizzato in un posto speciale da una persona speciale, per sensibilit\u00e0 e curiosit\u00e0 intellettuale. \u201cOniontown\u201d \u00e8 un campo nel quale i suoi abitanti vivono ai margini della societ\u00e0, che Nadia Shira Cohen ha eletto a prototipo per la sua ricerca, facendone una specie di campo guida per l\u2019elaborazione di una indagine fotografica sullo specifico tema. Un posto unico dove vivono gli americani poveri che la Shira Cohen ha scelto come metafora di un universo da indagare per comprenderne a fondo le complesse articolazioni comportamentali e le singolari dinamiche di vita. L\u2019autrice americana ha osservato e interpretato il Luogo e la Gente del luogo per entrare con l\u2019obiettivo della sua macchina \u201cdentro\u201d il contesto indagato. Lo ha fatto con un linguaggio adeguato, lineare, attuale, dando corpo a una trama iconica di buon pregio stilistico che affida al colore e ai dettagli alcune particolari connotazioni che danno specificit\u00e0 al contesto e ricchezza emotiva al \u201cracconto\u201d. L\u2019autrice si \u00e8 mossa con equilibrio e discrezione convinta che ogni comunit\u00e0 \u201cchiusa\u201d ha regole proprie. \u201cAll\u2019inizio &#8211; racconta &#8211; erano chiusi, ma piano piano si sono aperti e alla fine sono diventata come un membro della famiglia\u201d. Nadia ha indagato e scandagliato questo mondo singolare, nelle sue infinite sfaccettature nel quale ha scoperto sensibilit\u00e0 sconosciute, abitudini e tradizioni inedite, dinamiche di cui ignorava l\u2019esistenza, tracce di storie straordinarie. Oniontown sorge lontana da New York, sulla route 22, immersa nei boschi di Dover Plains. \u201c\u00c8 una comunit\u00e0 in cui, all\u2019interno di un gruppo di roulotte, vive un\u2019unica grande famiglia\u201d. \u2026 Un mondo capace di regalare sensazioni che \u00e8 impossibile vivere altrove. Un reportage misurato, organizzato nella composizione, equilibrato nei cromatismi, che va al di l\u00e0 della semplice descrizione, penetra all\u2019interno del contesto osservato, ne carpisce le atmosfere, i contenuti e le dinamiche del vivere quotidiano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Biografia<br \/>\n<\/strong>Nasce a Boston nel 1977. Inizia a coltivare la passione per la fotografia presso l\u2019Universit\u00e0 del Vermont, frequentando anche un semestre all\u2019estero alla SACI School di Firenze. Al termine degli studi, lavora come free-lance per l\u2019Associated Press a New York. Lavora poi per Sipa Pres e nel 2005 passa in VII, un\u2019importante agenzia fotografica conosciuta a livello mondiale, con alcuni dei pi\u00f9 talentuosi e sensibili fotogiornalisti al mondo. Nell\u2019estate del 2007 si reca a Roma, dove, grazie alle tante esperienze, continua a raccontare le vite di persone che attraggono il suo interesse, che la commuovono, storie che sente di dover portare alla luce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera 2\u00b0 Premio ex-aequo Portfolio Italia 2008 di Fausto Raschiatore Uno stimolante reportage realizzato in un posto speciale da una &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":3714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vincitori-2008"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3744,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3713\/revisions\/3744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiaf.net\/portfolioitalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}