Trapani. Holy Saturday. The end of a two-day procession in Chiesa del Purgatorio.

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Holy Week in Sicily

Holy Week is a special time for Sicilians. Beginning from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, processions of many hours take place at various places on the island. It is a time of meditation, reflection, sadness and joy.

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Joanna Mrowka

professional photographer, Forum

Joanna Mrowka was born and lives in Kraków. She works as a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics in Kraków University of Economics. She has participated in many group exhibitions, national and international competitions and has presented several solo exhibitions. She is a prize winner in the National Geographic Competition Poland in category "People" in 2015, 2016, 2017 Grand Press Photo 2016, 2019 and BZ WBK Press Foto 2016 (Picture of the Year), 2017, Leica Street Photo 2020. She´s a winner of second prize in Lens Culture Street Award 2015 in series.