Calogero Russo is a professional independent documentary photographer born in Palermo, Sicily. A political science graduate, he has mainly worked on a long-term project on Eastern Europe, with a particular interest in slavic speaking countries, focusing on the relationships between former USSR and its satellites states in Europe. From 2010 to 2016 he worked for the Luzphoto agency which distributed his pictures. He based in Milan. (Press card n. 56193 professional list)
Contributions
The International Herald Tribune,E (Emergency)D (la repubblica delle donne),L'Espresso,L'Europeo, Gioia,De Standaar,Fluter magazine, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Wired,Sette, SportWeek,Liberation, Grazia, Russia beyond the headline, Washington Post (In Sight), Internazionale magazine.
Awards
Special mention at Moscow international photo awards (2015)
Circuito Off At Cortona On The Move (2013)
Special metion at Fnac(2009)
Nikon Prize at Portfolio Italia, Corigliano Calabro photofestival (2009)
Exibitions
"Iter Animae",collective Palazzo Grillo area espositiva Primo Piano Genova ( 6/3- 4/4 2026)
"Our history," collective of "L' Espresso" magazine . Palazzo Reale in Milan (2016)
State Secret , Portella della Ginestra, Palermo, Agorà gallery ( 2007)
