Jolanda di Savoia is a small town nestled among rice fields in the lower Ferrara area. In Jolanda there is the "Mamma Mia" bar, a place, run by a very kind Chinese gentleman, where time seems to stand still. Here every day, except Wednesday closing day, a group of friends get together. And every afternoon, at about the same time, a game of "boccette" is staged, with the four main protagonists and the spectators cheering. Among them they speak a narrow, almost incomprehensible Ferrara dialect and, amid laughter and mockery, they pull evening.
I was born in the province of Padua and live in the province of Bologna. My first experiences were in cinema with the making of some short films and then two fiction films, one of which participated in the Venice International Film Festival. These experiences were followed by some collaborations with Italian television.
I have been dedicated to photography for many years. My interest focuses mainly on street photography (understood as anthropological documentation) and on a thorough investigation of "marginal" landscapes.
Awards 2023
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3)
2nd place in the Book category.
Gold in Documentary Book.
2022
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3)
Honorable mention
2021
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3)
Honorable mention
December 2019
Life Framer Collection with the project VENICE B SIDE
October 2019
Urban 2019 Photo Awards: Finalist – Projects & Portfolios
June 2019
Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3): Silver Award, Press/General News
February 2019
It comes out in USA Street Photography, published by Acuity Press with the winning photos of the competition organized by the publishing house in collaboration with the PDN Photo District News magazine.
Exhibition 2018
September/December – Spazio Esperienze Davide Groppi – Bologna, Italy: Look Down – Personal exhibition
February – Blank Wall Gallery, Athens – Greece: Group exhibition – International Photographers – Monochrome
January – Blank Wall Gallery, Athens – Greece: Group exhibition – International Photographers – Street Photography
May 2017
Street Photography 2016 presented by Acuity Press and PDN – Photo District News N.Y.: Winner.
January 2017
URBAN unveils the City and its secrets – vol. 02
December 2016 – LensCulture: 100 remarkable street photographers and images discovered by our editors in 2016.
July 2016
Publishing the book “Italian Street Photography” with the ISP collective.
Moscow International Foto Awards 2016: Honorable mention with the series Doors in Venice.
Exhibition 2017
Treviso Street Festival.
Exhibition 2016
Mostra collettiva di Italian Street Photography.
Rassegna Mutamenti – Orvieto Fotografia – 26/27/28 Febbraio 2016.
Exhibition 2015
Mostra collettiva del progetto Italian Street Photography
Aeroporto FVG – Ronchi dei Legionari (GO).
Il Piacere di Leggere: personal exhibition all’Articioch, Bologna.
New International Exhibition for URBAN Photo contest in Trieste Airport, Italy.
Exhibition 2013
Art-Byte, Galleria Cargo20, Verona, Italy.
