WHAT IF

• Prize
  Silver in Special/AI Generated Images
• Photographer
  Angelo Formato, Italy
• Studio
  www.angeloformato.com
• Website
  https://www.angeloformato.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/angeloformatocom/

WHAT IF is a secular rite, a sacred-pop vision celebrating identity rebirth through power, gender, and spirituality. Inspired by papal iconography, it imagines a fourth time: a new pontiff, a new language of body and spirit. The Fourth as symbol of change, like Napoli’s historic win of their fourth Italian football title, now myth, ritual, eternity. Gold, white, and blue meet queer, digital, and infantile signs in a visual carnival. Made with AI, it envisions what doesn’t yet exist. It’s real, if we believe.

Originally from Naples, Italy, he moved to London in 2012 to pursue photography. Returning to Italy in 2020, he began integrating generative AI into his work. His practice explores femininity, identity, and diversity, blending natural portraiture with imaginative techniques. Inspired by his family, he gives voice to marginalized stories, challenging social and cultural taboos. He has collaborated with international clients, and his work has been featured in exhibitions, publications, and awards.

Awards May 2025 MUDEC PHOTO Deep Beauty Exhibition

April 2024 MIA PHOTO FAIR finalist Ai project: A Love Story for a Brighter Future: The Wedding Party

November 2023 PHOTO VOGUE finalist Ai project: What if

October 2021 GUP FRESH EYES photo exhibition and book cover

September 2020 PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN, BritishJournal of Photography Award finalist.

March 2020 THE GUCCI BEAUTY GLITCH Exhibition, Vogue Italia

September 2016 PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN, BritishJournal of Photography Awardfinalist.

September 2015 AOP Awards Finalist