We are pleased to announce the best authors of the international photography project The Canticle of the Creatures, a visual tribute to Saint Francis of Assisi on the 800th anniversary of his most famous writing.

Among over 650 participants from around the world who interpreted the universal values of the Canticle – harmony between humanity and nature, the sense of the sacred in everyday life, and gratitude toward creation – the selected photographs stood out for their quality, sensitivity, and alignment with the Franciscan spirit.

Best Author

Luciana Petti – TERRA DI MEZZO

Honorable Mentions

Antoine Buttafoghi – Untitled

Dharshie – Water is life

Marek Lapis – Power from God!

Remarkable Reward

Giuseppe Cardoni – Nostra matre Terra si fonde con il simbolo della Cristianità

Luca Menotti – Spring entrapped

Sandile Ndlovu – Untitled

Susanna Braswell – Moon and Birds

The award ceremony will take place during Trieste Photo Days 2025, scheduled from October 24 to 26, in the presence of Dario De Dominicis and Prof. Antonino Clemenza from the Pontifical Antonianum University in Rome.
Full details will be available soon on the official Trieste Photo Days website.

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We would also like to inform you that the exhibitions of The Canticle of the Creatures will be held as follows:

• at the Palazzo Frumentario in Assisi from September 1, 2025, the Day for the Care of Creation, until September 21, 2025
• at the Selva Hall in Palazzo Gopcevich, Trieste, starting October 24, 2025, during Trieste Photo Days

Full details will be available soon on the official Trieste Photo Days website.