Marialuisa Cortesi is an Italian photographer based in Rimini. Her work mostly consists of story-telling through her reportages that can be either on commission or independent. She has built her portfolio over time dedicating long periods to travels, readings, walks, and events that affect people or territories and that allow her to interact deeply in contexts that are also culturally distant from her country of origin.
Before becoming a photographer, she earned a degree in scenography and spent thirteen years working in fashion as a visual merchandiser, a job that allowed her to travel all over the world. In the meantime, she obtained her teacher status certificate and now helps young people by training them to comprehend visual language and in doing this, she is closely collaborating with the educational-training section of SiFest.
Cortesi’s works from 2010 to date have been displayed in solo exhibitions, national festivals, and international galleries and have been shortlisted for competitions such as the Tifa, Mifa, SiFest, Photoshow di Roma and Julia Margaret Cameron Award, Mario Dondero Prize Macof, Comisso Prize, Rovinj photo days. She has also had her work published in magazines like vanity fair and internazionale.
