Alessandro is an Italian photographer and journalist, co-founder of Parallelozero photo agency. His work has appeared in various newspapers and magazines. He lives in Milan (Italy).
In 2023 he is Environmental Vision Award Finalist Winner at the POY (Pictures of the Year) with the story "Smelling the world". In 2022 he is finalist in the Still Life Category at the Sony World Photography Awards with the story "Concordia". In 2021 he won first prize in the Environment Story Category with "Agriculture Turned Upside Down" at the Best of Photojournalism Awards, hosted by the NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) and he has been shortlisted in two categories (Environment and Portfolio) at the Sony World Photography Awards. In 2020 he won first prize in the Still Life Category at the Sony World Photography Awards with the story "Immortality, Inc.", and first prize in the Environment Story Category with the story "Gas Chamber Delhi" at the Best of Photojournalism Awards. He was also a finalist for the 2020 Aftermath Project grant with the story "Syrians in Limbo". In 2016 his work on the post-ebola situation in Sierra Leone won the PDN Photo Annual 2016 in the Documentary/Photojournalism category and a honorable mention at the MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards). He has been finalist for the 2017 Italian Premio Ponchielli with the story "Standouts & Poors". His photo reports for National Geographic Italy has been awarded eight times (2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023 twice) with the National Geographic's Best Edit Award. He's among the Success Stories in the Sony World Photography Awards.
His work has appeared in various newspapers and magazines, including National Geographic, Der Spiegel, Stern, Die Zeit, The Sunday Times Magazine, Geo, Le Figaro Magazine, Courrier International, D - La Repubblica delle Donne, Elle, L'Espresso, Internazionale, Le Journal de la Photographie, Marie Claire, Le Monde, Newsweek Japan, Lightbox TIME, Geo, Mare, Sette - Corriere della Sera, Il Venerdì di Repubblica, VSD.
His pictures have been exhibited or screened in several personal and collective photo exhibitions, like the 2021 “Italiae. From the Alinari to the masters of contemporary photography” (Florence, Italy), the 2016 Photojourn Festival (Bangkok, Thailand), the 2015 and 2014 VISA Pour l’Image (Perpignan, France), the 2014 Angkor Photo Festival (Cambodia), the 2009-2015 National Geographic exhibitions in Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Rome, Italy), “Le Printemps Arabe” at the Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie (Ajaccio, France, 2012), “Freedom to Create” (Cape Town, South Africa, 2011), “Provocation” at the New York Photo Festival (USA, 2011) and “Unpublished-Unknown” at the MACRO Testaccio (Rome, Italy, 2010).
He teaches reportage at Officine Fotografiche Milano, he curated exhibitions and attended conferences and seminars (TV Koper-Capodistria, 2022; Fondazione sul Giornalismo "Paolo Murialdi", 2022; Università di Parma, 2022; CICAP Fest, 2021; Io Scelgo Il Pianeta, 2021; Fondazione AEM and Rete Fotografia, 2021; Mood Photography, 2021; University of Genoa, 2021 Wired Health Fest, 2020; UlissePhest, 2020; Mohole School, 2020; Settimanale di Fotografia, Genoa, 2020 and 2015; Andaras Traveling Film Festival, 2020; Imago, 2019; IULM - Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione, 2019; LABA - Libera Accademia Belle Arti, Brescia, 2018; RAI - Kilimangiaro, 2017 and 2019), he has been member of juries and he regularly holds photojournalism workshops and portfolio readings. Graduated in philosophy (1996), he joined the IFG - Institute of Journalism in Urbino (Italy) and then he worked as a writing reporter for La Repubblica. In 2001 he started to work as a photojournalist.
Awards
POY, Environmental Vision Award Finalist, winner, 2023
World Report Award - Master Award, shortlist, 2023
National Geographic, Best edit, March 2023
National Geographic, Best edit, February 2023
Sony World Photography Awards, finalist, 2022
Best of Photojournalism Awards (NPPA), winner, 2021
Sony World Photography Awards, shortlist (Environment), 2021
Sony World Photography Awards, shortlist (Portfolio), 2021
National Geographic, Best edit, 2021
BarTur, shortlist, 2021
Sony World Photography Awards, winner, 2020
Best of Photojournalism Awards (NPPA), winner, 2020
The Aftermath Project, finalist, 2020
National Geographic, Best edit, 2020
National Geographic, Best edit, 2018
Premio Ponchielli, finalist, 2017
National Geographic, Best edit, 2017
PDN, winner, 2016
MIFA, finalist, 2016
National Geographic, Best edit, 2011
National Geographic, Best edit, 2010
Collective and solo exhibitions
2023 - The Baltic Question, IMP – Festival Internazionale di Fotogiornalismo, Padua (Italy) - Solo
2023 - Drive-In, Galleria Valeria Bella, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2023 - Immortality, Inc., Sunspace, La Spezia (Italy) - Solo
2022 - Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, Somerset House, London (England) - Collective
2022 - Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, Fondazione Stelline, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2022 - Dal mito alla storia. Il mistero dei bronzi di Riace, Reggio Calabria (Italy) - Collective
2021 - CoviDiaries, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano (Italy) - Collective
2022 - Italiae. From the Alinari to the masters of contemporary photography, Galleria Visual Art Centre, Singapore - Collective
2022 - Italiae. From the Alinari to the masters of contemporary photography, Praga (Czech Republic) - Collective
2022 - Terra Madre, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano (Italy) - Collective
2021 - Italiae. From the Alinari to the masters of contemporary photography, Florence (Italy) - Collective
2021 - CoviDiaries, Lingotto di Torino (Italy) - Collective
2021 - Immortality, Inc., CICAP Fest, Padua (Italy) - Solo
2021 - One day in Africa, Brescia (Italy) - Collective
2020 - CoviDiaries, Bergamo (Italy) - Collective
2019 - Explore - Sulla Luna e oltre (by National Geographic), Palazzo Blu, Pisa (Italy) - Collective
2019 - Immortality, Inc., PhEST, Monopoli (Italy) - Solo
2019 - Antipodes, Pontremoli Photo Festival, Pontremoli (Italy) - Solo
2018 - Antipodes, Officine Fotografiche Roma (Italy) - Solo
2018 - Antipodes, Officine Fotografiche Milano (Italy) - Solo
2017 - Climatic Grand Tour, Mediterraneo Fotografia (Italy), Solo
2017 - China – Rolls Royce Generation, Cascina Martesana, Milan (Italy) - Solo
2017 - Polvese, Umbrò, Perugia (Italy) – Solo
2017 - In God's Country, Spazio Farini, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2017 - Immagini indifese - Fondazione ANT, Brescia (Italy) - Collective
2016 - Il Duomo si racconta, San Gottardo in Corte, Palazzo Reale, Milan (Italy) - Solo
2016 - China – Rolls Royce Generation, Photofest, Bangkok (Thailand) - Solo
2016 - China – Rolls Royce Generation, ImagOrbetello Festival (Italy) - Solo
2016 - Sierra Leone’s Cashew (with ngo Coopi), COOP Lombardia, Milano - Solo
2015 - Screenings of China – Rolls Royce Generation at Visa pour l’Image (Perpignan, France) - Solo
2015 - China – Rolls Royce Generation, Palazzo Ducale, Colorno (Italy) - Solo
2015 - Sierra Leone’s Cashew (with ngo Coopi), EXPO 2015, Milan (Italy) - Solo
2015 - FOOD. Il futuro del cibo (by National Geographic), Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2015 - FOOD. Il futuro del cibo (by National Geographic), Palazzo del Governatore, Parma (Italy) - Collective
2014 - I colori del mondo (by National Geographic), Palazzo Ducale, Genoa (Italy), Solo
2014 - Screenings of Ethiopia and Kommunalka at Visa pour l’Image (Perpignan, France) - Solo
2014 - Screenings of Ethiopia at the Angkor Festival (Cambodia) - Solo
2014 - Sardinia giara horses, Foianofotografia (Foiano, Italy) - Solo
2014 - Nepal Andho (with ngo CBM), Pzero Café, Milan (Italy) - Solo
2014 - Nepal Andho (with ngo CBM), UnType Gallery, Parma (Italy) - Solo
2014 - One Day in Africa, Parallelozero Café (Milan, Italy) - Collective
2013 - Work for Hope (with ngo Coopi), Festival della fotografia etica, Lodi (Italy) - Solo
2013 - Work for Hope (with ngo Coopi), Fondazione Stelline, Milan (Italy) - Solo
2013 - Work for Hope (with ngo Coopi), Palazzo Moroni, Padova (Italy) - Solo
2013 - Ethiopia, back to the future (curated by Chiara Oggioni Tiepolo), Padova (Italy) - Solo
2013 - Forgetting Chad (with ngo Coopi), Lugano (Switzerland) – Solo
2013 - Obscured (by NEOS), Museo Minguzzi, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2012 - Ethiopia, back to the future (curated by Chiara Oggioni Tiepolo), Umbria World Fest (Italy) - Solo
2012 - Ethiopia, back to the future (curated by Chiara Oggioni Tiepolo), Foianofotografia (Italy) – Solo
2012 - My Addis, Addis Photo Festival, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) - Collective
2012 - Il senso della vita (by National Geographic), Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2012 - The liquid stage (by Parallelozero), BIT, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2012 - Good Morning Africa, Festival Center, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2012 - Unveiled Jordan (by Parallelozero) – Festival della Letteratura di viaggio, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2012 - Le Printemps Arabe, Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie, Ajaccio (France) - Collective
2012 - Italian Geographic (curated by Marco Pinna), Busto Arsizio (Italy) - Collective
2011 - No Frills Sport (with Sergio Ramazzotti), Palazzo Giordani, Parma (Italy) - Solo
2011 - No Frills Sport (with Sergio Ramazzotti), Four Roses Gallery, Milan (Italy) - Solo
2011 - Forgetting Chad (with ngo Coopi), Fieramilanocity, Milan (Italy) – Solo
2011 - Freedom to Create, Cape Town (South Africa) - Collective 2011 - Provocation, New York Photo Festival - NY (USA) - Collective
2011 - Auction4action (by FotografiSenzaFrontiere) - Sotheby's, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2011 - I Colori del Mondo (by National Geographic) - Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2010 - Screening of Surfin’Gaza at Savignano Immagini Festival (Italy) – Solo
2010 - Unpublished-Unknown (edited by Marc Prust) - MACRO Testaccio, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2010 - The liquid stage (by Parallelozero), Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2010 - Great Venice, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2010 - Our World (by National Geographic), Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2010 - Photography Days - Istanbul (Turkey) – Collective
2009 - Terra Madre (by National Geographic), Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (Italy) - Collective
2009 - Jordan Unveiled (by Jordan Ministry of Tourism), Milan (Italy) - Collective
2009 - Metropoli Via Emilia (organized by Parallelozero), Parma (Italy) - Collective
2009 - Journey along the Navigli, Palazzo Galloni, Milan (Italy) - Collective
2009 - A child world (by NEOS) - Teatro Stabile d'Insubria, Varese (Italy) - Collective
2008 - Non è vero, il viaggio non finisce mai - Marore (Italy) - Solo
2008 - Bluesmen along the Po river – Collecchio Film Festival, Parma (Italy) - Solo
2008 - Iranian Postcards – Terraemoti Festival, Verona (Italy) – Solo
2008 - Fotografare Parma, Palazzo Pigorini, Parma (Italy) - Collective
2006 - Ireland - Mondadori Multicenter, Milan (Italy) - Solo