Alessandro (b.1988) is a photographer specialized in reportage. He is a member of the National Union of Journalists of UK and he accomplished with merit a Master in Photojournalism at the University of Westminster of London in 2011. Immediately after he was selected for an internship at the prestigious NOOR photo-agency of Amsterdam; in 2011 and 2012 he has been Assistant Lecturer at the Design Faculty of the Polytechnic of Milano.
Since 2013, Alessandro combines periods of travel (Afghanistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iran, Lebanon, Somalia, South-Sudan, Turkey, Kenya, Indonesia, Zambia and Tanzania) focalizing his interest for areas of crisis and conflict with commercial works for clients such as Alitalia, Emergency, Strongbow. He lives in the countryside of Milano, few minutes away from International Airport of Malpensa. He has published with Newsweek Europe, Corriere della Sera, Der Spiegel, Monocle, Sportweek, Vanity Fair Italy, Le Figaro, Riders, La Repubblica/Espresso group, Oxford University Press, Nouvel Observateur and online with National Geographic USA News, Zeit, The Sunday Times digital, VICEnews USA, IlPost, RAInews, TGCOM24, Financial Times and L'Oeil de la Photographie, among others.
Exhibitions 2015 South-Sudan - Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2015 group show, Gallery@LR, London (UK)2015 Pure life - The Italy of Tomorrow group show, Italianverein, Dormund 2015 (GER)2015 South-Sudan - Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2015 group show, Royal Geographical Society London (UK)2014 Land-grab Indonesia - Polytechnic of Milano, Milano Photofestival (ITA) 2013 Radical Routes - MiCamera group screening, Milano (ITA)2012 A Neocolonialist Diary - Photobook Show, Brighton Photo Biennial (UK)2011 A Neocolonialist Diary / Habeas Corpus MAPJ 2011 - Ambika P3 Gallery, London (UK)2011 Radical Routes - Commonwealth Festival, Royal Commonwealth Society, Perth (AUS)
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