Mauro Santoro is an Italian photographer and filmmaker.
After graduating in film and theater criticism he began working as a freelance filmmaker, making commercials, corporate, music and wedding videos.
In 2009 he attended a master class in Cinema and Social Commitment with the director Paolo Benvenuti.
In 2015 he started taking photography seriously, after an unexpected love affair with it.
Awards Top 5 Selection - Tokyo International Foto Awards TIFA 2020 Gold Award - Tokyo International Foto Awards TIFA 2020 - cat. Editorial/Environmental Gold Award - Tokyo International Foto Awards TIFA 2020 - cat. Editorial/Photo Essay Silver Award - Tokyo International Foto Awards TIFA 2020 - cat. Science/Environment Honorable Mention - International Photography Awards IPA 2020 - cat. Editorial/Environmental Bronze Award - Prix de la Photographie Paris Px3 2020 - cat. Press/Nature/Environmental 2nd Place Winner - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. Science Gold Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. Science/Environment Gold Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. Portfolio/Personal Gold Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. People/Children Silver Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. People/Portrait Silver Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. Editorial/Environmental Silver Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2020 - cat. People/Wedding Bronze Award - Moscow International Foto Awards MIFA 2017 - cat. Portfolio Wedding Honorable Mention - International Photography Awards IPA 2017 - cat. People Honorable Mention - Prix de la Photographie Paris Px3 2017 - cat. Fine Art Portrait Giuseppe e Alma Palmas Award - Cliciak Scatti di Cinema 2014 - best Italian new unit still photographer