Alessio Paduano

Alessio Paduano (Napoli, 4 agosto 1984) è un fotografo italiano.

Dall'inizio della sua carriera documenta le principali questioni di attualità legate all'immigrazione, all'ambiente e alle crisi umanitarie.

I suoi reportage hanno ricevuto importanti riconoscimenti internazionali, tra cui il Picture of the Year International (POYI), il Krzysztofa Millera Prize, il Siena International Photo Awards.

Biografia[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Alessio Paduano nasce a Napoli il 4 agosto 1984. Studia un anno a Parigi presso l'Università Paris VII - Denis-Diderot grazie ad una borsa di studio. Nel 2007 collabora come redattore e fotografo con vari quotidiani italiani. Nel 2009 si laurea in Sociologia presso l'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II con una tesi in giornalismo, dove analizza i quotidiani “Le Monde” e “Corriere della Sera”. Nel 2010 studia fotogiornalismo presso l’Accademia di belle arti di Napoli, dove si laurea con il massimo dei voti. Alcuni suoi reportages sono stati esposti al Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli (Italia), Castel dell'Ovo (Napoli, Italia), Biennale di Bibbiena (Italia), Palm Spring Photo Festival (California), Tel Aviv Photo Fair (Israele), FotoLoft Gallery (Russia) e Photolux Festival (Italia). Le sue fotografie sono state pubblicate sui maggiori quotidiani e magazines nazionali e internazionali tra i quali Time, National Geographic Magazine, CNN, Der Spiegel, Stern, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, La Stampa, L'Espresso ed El País.

Mostre[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

2021, Zurigo, Svizzera - Photo Schweiz Festival
2021, Mosca (Russia)- Sakharov center - Direct Look Award exhibition
2019, Parigi, Francia – Espace Beaurepaire – PX3 exhibition
2018, Tbilisi, Georgia – Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival – “Fentanyl abuse in Estonia”
2018, Tokyo, Giappone – ICA Space – “The migrants odyssey”
2018, Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina – Historical Museum
2018, Palm Spring, California – “Palm Spring Photo Festival”
2017, Astoria, Stati Uniti – PhotoWalk
2017, Napoli, Italia – PAN – Collective “Foto_Acc_2017″
2015, Lucca, Italia – Torre Guinigi – “Photolux Festival”
2015, Mosca (Russia) – FotoLoft gallery – “MIFA Awards ceremony”
2015, Tel Aviv, Israele – “Tel Aviv Photo Fair”
2014, Macerata, Italia – Overtime Festival – “Quarto soccer against camorra”
2012, Napoli, Italia– PAN – Collective “NINA-Nuova Immagine Napoletana”
2012, Bibbiena, Italia – “Biennal of Young Italian Photographer”
2012, Napoli, Italia – Castel dell'Ovo – “PON Photography Awards 2011″
2012, Palm Spring, California – Palm Spring Photo Festival – “Bucharest”
2012, Napoli, Italia – Castel dell'Ovo – “De ce faci poza?”
2012, Roma, Italia – Casa dell'Architettura – “PON Photography Awards 2011″
2012, Napoli, Italia – Chiesa di San Severo al Pendino – “Loro di Napoli”
2012, Napoli, Italia – Galleria dell'Accademia di Belle Arti – “Bucuresti”

Premi e riconoscimenti[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

2021: Focus on the story Portrait Award - Winner
2021: CNN - The defining photos of the pandemic
2020: European Newspaper Award
2020: Direct Look Award – 3rd place
2020: Rovinj Photodays – Documentary – 1st place
2019: CNN 100 photos that defined the decade
2019: Krzysztofa Millera Prize – Winner
2019: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Oneshot - Shortlisted
2019: Siena International Photo Awards – Photojournalism – Winner
2019: Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie – Finalist
2019: POY Picture of the Year – Impact 2018-Immigration Status – 1st place
2018: Krzysztofa Millera Prize – Finalist
2018: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Oneshot - Shortlisted
2018: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Documentary - Shortlisted
2018: The Alfred Fried Photography Award – Shortlisted
2018: PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris – Silver winner
2018: Tokyo International Foto Awards – 1st place – General News category
2018: FIIPA 2018 Awards – Honorable mention – Story category
2018: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – Honorable mention – Editorial: Documentary
2018: Monochrome Photography Awards – Honorable mention
2017: TIME’s Top 100 Photos of the Year
2017: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – 2nd place – Architecture
2017: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – Honorable mention – Editorial: Documentary
2017: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – Honorable mention – People: Portrait
2017: Monochrome Photography Awards – Honorable mention
2016: Tokyo International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – General News category
2016: ND Photography Awards – General News – Honorable mention
2016: ND Photography Awards – Editorial – 1st – Gold Star Award
2016: Siena International Photo Awards – Finalist
2016: No-fee slide show contest – Finalist
2016: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – General News category
2016: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – Buildings – Photo Essay
2015: InTarget Photolux Award – Winner
2015: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – 1st prize – Editorial – General News category
2015: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – Editorial-sports category
2015: IPA-International Photography Awards – Honorable mention – Sports category
2012: Palm Springs Photo Festival – Finalist