2015 Photo Contest, Portraits, 3rd prize

Cadets

Photographer

Paolo Verzone

Agence VU

05 July, 2013

École Navale (French Naval Academy), Brest, France

Portraits of cadets in some of Europe’s most prestigious military academies. For centuries, military academies across Europe have upheld traditions of soldierly honor and discipline. Young officers-to-be are schooled not only in matters of combat, but are instilled with a sense of their heritage. Even though these academies are deeply tied to the ideas of nation and homeland, in today’s Europe they also provide bridges across borders.

About the photographer

Paolo Verzone

For almost 30 years, Paolo Verzone has been photographing the world around him. At his beginnings, he covers the news as it appears in the pages of European and international mag...

Technical information

Shutter Speed
0.4
Focal length
80.0 mm
F-Stop
8.0
ISO
100
Camera
P45+

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