I am a Bolivian and second-generation Italian researcher and freelance photographer. I combine research on socio-economic issues in low- and middle-income countries with photographic storytelling. Indeed, I believe research should be accessible to all, and photography is the perfect tool to do so.
In my pictures, I narrate fantastic and at times challenging stories with dignity and accuracy, moving beyond the stereotypical images of the Global South. I am a strong supporter of increasing ethics in photography and in research; thus, I provide full information to the people I photograph, asking for verbal or written consent, as well as involving them in narrating the story.
Two themes that are present in my pictures are integration and identity. I picture integration as a way to combine several cultures, identities, and realities, and to find a way to live together. My own experience inspires this topic, as I grew up between Italy and Bolivia (the North and the South of the world), and I come from an ethnically-mixed family.
My work is a mix between Andean melancholy, Italian renaissance and Ugandan colors. Currently, I am working on a long-term research and photography project regarding the socio-economic reintegration of refugees and locals in Kampala-Uganda.
