"Living closely with native populations, immersing myself in their ancestral rituals, and capturing my emotions in frames."
Inspired by the People: a traveling journey
Inspired by the People, the traveling exhibition by Stefano Lotumolo, has been captivating audiences across Italy and Europe for three years. Lucca serves as our headquarters, in the beautiful Church of S. Cristoforo, while other stops have included Venice at Spazio Badoer and Paris in the heart of the city at the Cloître des Billettes.
The project, originally focused on everyday life in diverse cultures, has grown to include some of the world’s most significant rituals. Each exhibition offers visitors a space to reconnect with humanity, celebrating dignity, simplicity, and the shared threads that unite us all.
Inspired by the People – Ancient Rituals
PERU – The Last Great Ancestral Pilgrimage – Señor de Qoyllority:
A 2024 marked by South America. Stefano returns to this fascinating continent to document a unique event.
The last great ancestral pilgrimage still regularly practiced, held at the summit of Mount Colqe Punqu at over 4,500 meters above sea level.
Stefano was among the very few ‘foreigners’ who were able to reach the mountain’s peak, accompanying the Ukukus of Paucartambo.
All the materials collected will become part of the new and captivating edition of Inspired By The People, the traveling photography exhibition that promises to feature numerous stops across Italy and Europe.
Colombia, Sierra Nevada and the Colombian Amazon
The first part of 2024 was an intense period of work for Stefano, as he continued his search for connections and ancestral stories to share with his audience. His travels took him to South America — from the northernmost tip of the Andes, where he met the native Kogi people, all the way to the Amazon rainforest in the Ticuna villages.
Travel with Stefano
"Inspired By The People: extraordinary success for the first stop of Stefano Lotumolo's traveling exhibition in Lucca.
On June 29, with a record of over 75,000 attendees, the Lucca exhibition, the first leg of Inspired By People, the latest work by Stefano Lotumolo, concluded: seven years of photography around the world narrated through 129 selected shots, to show his vision of the beauty enclosed in the everyday life of other human beings with different customs and traditions. Stefano portrays the simplicity of ethnic groups anchored to ancestral traditions, focusing also on current issues such as the climate crisis and the revolution in Myanmar.”
Stefano Lotumolo wins the Indepentent Photo Award 2023
“The intriguing thing about this image is the way that the figures in the ceremonial dress and masks are juxtaposed with the young boy gazing up at them wearing a modern shirt in the same color palette. The light, the composition, and the framing of the figures between the windows direct the eye towards the main focal point and then the small boy acts as a counterpoint. It is a gentle but vivid contrast between traditionalism and modernity.”
Stefano Lotumolo: The Princes of the Earth: My Life Among the Maasai.
Monday, July 31, 2023, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, at the Chapel of the Assumption, within the museum path of the Monumental Complex of Sant’Anna dei Lombardi (Naples), the photographer Stefano Lotumolo, in collaboration with New Art Way, will inaugurate the photographic exhibition “The Earth’s Principles: My Life Among the Maasai.”
Radici Globali (Global Roots)
Compose Photography album invites you to immerse yourself in a realm of unparalleled beauty and artistic expression.
