Biography

Born in 1985, I am a free-lance photographer, filmmaker and journalist based between Rome and Sarajevo. In 2007 I started working on long-term documentary projects, focusing mainly on social issues and post war consequences in the Balkans. I graduated at the "Scuola Romana di Fotografia", 2009. My pictures have been published in a number of italian and international newspapers, magazines and websites, such as: Burn, Blur, Corriere della Sera, Drome, Fotocult, Foto8, La lettre de la Photographie, Liberazione, Left, L'Espresso, L'Europeo, Messaggero, National Geographic Italia, Photo District News and Private, among others. My long term projects have been exhibited in Italian, French, Dutch, Estonian and American art gallery. Some of my works are sold by the Noorderlicht Photogallery in The Netherlands.

 

Awards

 

• NPPA, Best of photojournalism, Honorable Mention, 2011


• Multimedia Photojournalism Award (MEI), Honorable Mention, 2011

 

• Sodalitas Award for Social Journalism, Finalist, 2011

 

• Freedom to Create Prize, Highly Commended Artist, 2011

 

• Amilcare Ponchielli Award/GRIN, Shortlisted, 2011

 

• Connect Slide Show Contest, Finalist, 2011

 

• Canon Young Photographers Prize- Best project, 2010

 

• Emerging Photographer Grant Finalist, 2010

 

• International photo contest JFF -Blur magazine winner, 2010

 

• PDNs Photo Annual contest in photojournalism winner, 2010

 

• Festival Internazionale Foiano Fotografia, 1st prize for best portfolio, 2009

 

• Festival Internazionale della Fotografia di Roma, 2nd prize for best portfolio, 2009

 

• Festival Fotoleggendo, 3rd prize for best portfolio, 2009

 

Books

 

• Metropolis. 2011. Noorderlicht Photography Foundation

 

• Voices of courages. 2011. Freedom to Create Prize

 

• The Dreamers. 2010. Foiano Fotografia

 

• A year ago. 2010. Agorà

 

• Labirinto. 2009. Il Filo