Filippo Venturi, Italy. Professional; People. “Until the 1960s, South Korea was almost a mediaeval country, poor and underdeveloped. After just 50 years, South Korea is now one of the most advanced countries in the world. The rush towards modernity has been fostered by imposing a huge sense of competition and a painstaking effort to reach scolastic, aesthetic and professional perfection – aesthetic models are totally conformed, obtained through a massive use of plastic surgery”. (Photo by Filippo Venturi/Sony World Photography Awards)
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