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Photography Competition Awards Ceremony – MARIATERESA CERRETELLI "An Open Window on Photography" The Amilcare G. Ponchielli Award and its first 20 years of history. Introduced by: Luigi Vegini. A meeting dedicated to contemporary photography and the history of the Amilcare G. Ponchielli Award, told through its first twenty years and the work of one of the leading figures in the Italian photography scene. Mariateresa Cerretelli is a journalist, photo editor, exhibition curator, and author of critical essays on art and photography. She has collaborated with numerous publications and magazines, including Milano Finanza, Artslife, IL FOTOGRAFO, and Bell'Italia. She has taught Photo Editing at the IED Fashion Master, at Forma, NABA Milan, and IED Turin. She is also the founder and artistic director of MonFest, the Casale Monferrato Photography Biennial, founded in 2022. The winners and honorees of the Photography Competition will be awarded during the meeting. The meeting is also valid as training for teachers.