Gianfranco Salsi is the final winner of the Block Notes Photo Contest 2025

Gianfranco Salsi, from Gattatico (Reggio Emilia), is the Final Winner of the Block Notes Photo Contest 2025!

The competition, divided into a four-week journey, this year invited participants to explore different dimensions: SMALL – MEDIUM – LARGE – EXTRA LARGE.

Four themes open to the freest and most creative interpretation: the concept of size could be declined not only in a spatial or physical sense, but also symbolic, emotional, sentimental, temporal, perceptive or even metaphorical.

As usual, for each week the Jury selected a winner, rewarding the interpretation of the single theme. However, only those who participated in all four weeks could compete for the Final Prize.

Among the 68 photographic stories in the competition, Gianfranco Salsi stood out for having constructed a convincing and well-articulated story. The narrative and stylistic concatenation of his 4 photographs convinced the Jury of the Sirmione Award for Photography which named him the Final Winner of the Block Notes Photo Contest 2025.

In congratulating the winner, the Block Notes Photo Contest jury commented on their choice as follows:

“Like many other competitors, Gianfranco chose a simple and direct interpretation; however, he deserves credit not only for being perfectly in line with the proposals of the Block Notes path, but for having declined them with an original and well-thought semantics.
His four photographs are stylistically harmonious, skilfully post-produced and equipped with a clean and effective composition, an element always of great importance; above all, we have recognized in his works the knowledge and ability to use the language of Photography, made up of expressive ability, excellent communication, synthesis and competence in the use of tools”.

The four photos of Gianfranco Salsi’s story

Gianfranco Salsi, settimana 1, tema SMALL

Gianfranco Salsi, settimana 2, tema MEDIUM

Gianfranco Salsi, settimana 3, tema LARGE

Gianfranco Salsi, settimana 4, tema EXTRA LARGE

Block Notes Photo Contest: the complete gallery of all the photographs in competition for the Final Winner.