Matteo de Mayda
The First Time, Qatar
Qatar fans during national team training at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Sadd Club. The 2022 FIFA World Cup was played in Qatar. The competition had never been hosted in a Muslim nation before. It was also the first time that the Qatari national team had the chance to participate in a World Cup.
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The First Time, Qatar
Qatar fans during national team training at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Sadd Club. The 2022 FIFA World Cup was played in Qatar. The competition had never been hosted in a Muslim nation before. It was also the first time that the Qatari national team had the chance to participate in a World Cup.
About Artist
Matteo de Mayda
Matteo de Mayda (b. 1984, Italy) is a Venice-based photographer. His visual research focuses on social and environmental issues, using a mix of documentary, archival, and scientific images.. He participated in several exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale of Architecture, MUFOCO, Triennale Milano and Design Museum of London. In 2019 he published "Era Mare", a book about the high water in Venice. In 2020 he was selected by Artribune as the best young Italian photographer of the year and in 2021 he was selected by Camera Torino among the emerging talents of the FUTURES program. In 2022 he won the British Journal of Photography International Award. His images have been featured in The New York Times, Financial Times Weekend Magazine, Internazionale, Zeit, 6Mois and Vogue.
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