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The
"Notiziario" was first printed in 1976
under the auspices of the Secretary Dr
Lattuada, of the monthly activities of
the Circolo.
The section “Affirmations from our
Members”, where the successes achieved
in competitions are listed, was added
some time later, and still exists.
Every so often, the Notiziario included
an article by a Member. These articles
were more continuous from the 1980s
onwards and became a current practice in
the 1990s.
Manfredo Manfroi, then Councillor to the
Circolo and now President, was editor in
charge. The consensus was to make the
Notiziario a small but precious
reference with critical reflections on
photography thanks to the intervention
of all those who chose to participate.
It is now a precious tool with which to
diffuse the artistic orientations of our
group and is highly appreciated
according to the frequent feedback to
the Council. Around 100 copies are
distributed in newsletter format, and
1000 by e-mail.
We can safely confirm that nearly
everyone who has something to do with
Italian Photography receives our
monthly.
Other than the President, the Honorary
Member Giorgio Giacobbi and the
Secretary Massimo Stefanutti collaborate
on the Notiziario. Recently the
Notiziario has included articles in the
form of letters from Ernesto Fantozzi,
Cinzia Busi Thompson, Gianni Berengo
Gardin and many others.
The Circolo Fotografico La Gondola has
around 35 Members (at the end of 2008),
a historical record. Without material
support but with great idealistic
ambitions and much enthusiasm they have
managed to overcome many problems in the
increasingly difficult Venetian
socio-economic context, by not
forgetting the original idea as
expressed by Gino Bolognini, one of the
founders: “to no longer allow that the
most beautiful and photogenic city in
the world be deprived of an association
where it were possible to cultivate and
push forward the much discussed
Photographic Art.”
The Gondola website also hosts, amongst
other things, the Photo-Gallery of
present Members narrating the technical
and aesthetic evolution of the Circolo
over its sixty years of life.
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