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Biography: Roberto Boccaccino is an independent photographer. His work has been featured by italian and international magazines (among others: New York Times Lens, Foto8, GEO, Mare, GQ, Private Magazine, D - La Repubblica, Zoom, Afisha Mir, Euroman). In the... MORE

6Â° Reggimento Bersaglieri Trap...g gathering in the main square.

6Â° Reggimento Bersaglieri Trapani. Caserma "Giannettino". Morning gathering in the main square.

Emanuele, 24.

Training at the Caserma "C...ried during a simulated attack.

Training at the Caserma "Cascino" in Palermo. 6Â° Reggimento Lancieri Aosta. Emanuele, 24, is pretending to be injuried during a simulated attack.

Michele, 28, mortar company. He... permanent service in the army.

Michele, 28, mortar company. He's waiting for the shifting from temporary to permanent service in the army.

Caserma "Cascino" in ...airport for the mission UNIFIL.

Caserma "Cascino" in Palermo. 6Â° Reggimento Lancieri Aosta. Gathering before leaving to the airport for the mission UNIFIL.

Tenente Vincenzo Tunno, 27.

In the Military base of Maarake...s to make the stay confortable.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon. In the base there are several moments and opportunities to have a break. There is a soccer field, volleyball, a couple of bars, a gym and many others facilities to make the stay confortable.

In the Military base of Maarake... in the communication division.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon. An office in the communication division.

In one of the barracks.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon.

A young deminer just after a de...der between Israel and Lebanon.

A young deminer just after a demining session on the Blue line, on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Angela, 25, on duty at the infirmary.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon.

Maria 25, in one of the vehicles she drives in mission.

In the Military base of Maarake... in the bus for a night convoy.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon. Gabriella, 25 and Rosario 33 (her boyfriend) in the bus for a night convoy.

UNIFIL MIssion, Southern Lebanon. During a patrol. Maria, 25.

UNIFIL MIssion, Southern Lebanon. During a patrol.

In the Military base of Maarake...ter the morning main gathering.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon. After the morning main gathering.

In the Military base of Maarake...on. The morning main gathering.

In the Military base of Maarake, Southern Lebanon. The morning main gathering.

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Army Youth

Updated Dec 2012

Topics Documentary, Italy, Lebanon, Photography, photojournalism, Soldiers, Youth

Army Youth

Roberto Boccaccino

Army Youth is a research about the life and the expectations of twenty-years old boys and girls who choose military life and mission abroad.

It’s a research focused on a gap, the empty space between two worlds that rarely come in contact. And it’s precisely within this distance that I wanted to work. The distance between the imagery and the reality, between being considered an hero and becoming an adult, between heading to the conflict and waiting to get back home.

Army Youth is part of a series on a suspended generation.

This work has been developed in 2011, following young soldiers first in Italy and then in Southern Lebanon, for the UNIFIL mission.

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