Paolo Marchetti is a photographer based in Rome, Italy.
He has worked for thirteen years in the cinematographic and commercial industry, covering each role in the Camera Dpt.
In his photography Paolo has always paid particular attention to political and anthropological issues and has embarked upon a freelance career to focus on a combination of long-term personal projects and client assignments. He has covered stories in Brazil, Argentine, Colombia, Central America, Cuba, Haiti, United States, Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Southern India, China, Thailand, Northern and Central Africa, etc.
His work has been published in Italian magazines such as L’Espresso, Internazionale, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire and many others, also in international magazines and newspapers such as 6MOIS, Sunday Times, British Journal of Photojournalism, The Guardian, Le Monde, Geo, Days Japan, Der Spiegel, Newsweek, CNN, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Time magazine, National Geographic US and many others.

Marchetti has been recognized several times with the “International Photography Award” and the “Grand Prix de Paris – PX3”, he won nine consecutive times the “NPPA – Best of Photojournalism” and six consecutive times the “PDN’s Award”. Also Marchetti received the following prizes: the “Sony WPO Award”, the “Getty Images Editorial Photography”, he was finalist at the “Leica Oskar Barnack Award”, seven awards at the “POY – Picture of the Year”, three of which in the prestigious category “Photographer of the Year” and in 2016 Marchetti won the first place.

Other Awards are the “American Photography Annual Book”, the “ANI Pix-Palace” in Perpignan, the “Leica Photographer Award”, the “Days Japan”, several times the “MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award”, several times the “Lens Culture”, the “Alexia Foundation Grant”. Also He was finalist in the “Emerging Photographer Fund – Burn Award” and in the “Aftermath Project” and has achieved the “World Press Photo”.