About

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Isabella Franceschini is a freelance photographer from Bologna, Italy. She graduated in Economics from the University of Bologna. In 2013 she ventured into photography through international experiences with workshops abroad, and since then, photography has become a fundamental part of her life. She further honed her skills in photojournalism by attending a one-year Masterclass in Rome. Currently, Isabella is developing long-term projects primarily inspired by what influences human beings and their relationships.
In recent years, her projects have been published in national and international magazines such as The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l’Espresso, la Repubblica, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, and Getty Images, earning numerous international awards.

Her long-term project “Becoming a Citizen” won the 2022 World Report Award Documenting Humanity in the “Short Story” category and was exhibited at the Festival della Fotografia Etica in Lodi.

Isabella joined the Parallelozero Agency photographers’ team in 2022.

 

Exhibitions :

2023. Becoming a citizen | Regione Emilia-Romagna Bologna  IT | May, 25 – June, 4 | Assemblea legislativa della Regione Emilia-Romagna

2022. Becoming a citizen | Festival of Ethical Photography  Lodi  IT | September, 24 – October, 23 | Winner Short Story World Report Award Documenting Humanity

2022. Cracking the monolith |  Bresciani Visual Art Gallery  ROME IT | October, 21 – 30 | 1st Prize Short Story Female Bresciani Visual Art Award

2022. Cracking the monolith | Palazzo Santa Chiara ROME IT | November, 3 – 30 | 1st Prize Short Story Female Bresciani Visual Art Award

2022. Cracking the monolith | QR Photogallery Bologna IT| September, 23 – October ,8 | 1st Prize Award Closer-dentro il reportage

2022. Becoming a citizen | Bridge Gallery, Mass. US | January, 8 – February, 5 | selected as part of the ‘World View’ Show, curated from the 2021 ZEKE Award for documentary photography.

2022. Pink HopLand | Monfest, Casale Monferrato IT Accademia Filarmonica | March 25 – June 12 | curated from  Soroptimist – women’s stories Finalist 2021

2022. Cracking the monolith | Fotonostrum Barcelona Gallery, Spain | March 17 – April 3 | curated from the 17 J.M.Cameron Award winning entries next to Steve McCurry exhibition

Awards : 

2023. IPA | Honorable Mention | Editorial Press Environmental | Every little thing we need to let go

2023. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Finalist | Single Shot 2023 | Pink Hops

2023. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Finalist  Short Story  Award 2023 |  Pink Hops

2023. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Reportage | 80 East End Road

2023. Annual Photography Award | Honorable Mention  | People-Culture & Lifestyle |    Cracking the Monolith

2022. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Winner  Short Story  Award 2022 | Becoming a citizen

2022. 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award | Documentary and Reportage Series | Honorable mention | Pink Hops

2022. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Shortlist | Spotlight Award 2022 | Becoming a citizen

2022. Lucie Foundation Open Call Carte Blanche  | Finalist | LifeStyle Category | Becoming a citizen

2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Documentary Series | Becoming a citizen

2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Reportage | Pink HopLand

2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Reportage | Cracking the Monolith

2022. NDAwards | Honorable Mention | Editorial | Documentary Series | Cracking the Monolith

2022. Closer Call | Dentro il Reportage | Witness Journal | Winner | Cracking the    Monolith

2022. Female Bresciani Visual Art Award | 1st Prize Short Story | Cracking the monolith

2022. Monfest | Winner Portfolio | Festival di Fotografia di Casale Monferrato |  Becoming a citizen

2022. Soroptimist Award | Finalist Storie di Donne |  Monfest | Pink HopLand

2021. 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers | Honorable  Mention | Documentary Series | Cracking the Monolith

2021. MIFA | Bronze Award | People | Family | Pink Hop-land

2021. Social Documentary Net | US |Becoming a Citizen

2020. ItalyPhotoAward | Finalist | Italian Collection Lodi 2020 | ( the garden )

2020. IPA | Honorable Mention | People | Self-Portrait | ( the garden )

2020. PX3 | Honorable Mention | Portraiture | Culture | A collective unconsciousness

2020. ItalyPhotoAward | Finalist | Italian Collection IMP 2020 | Becoming a citizen

2020. MIFA | Honorable Mention| Portraiture | Children | Becoming a citizen

2019. ItalyPhotoAward | Finalist | Italian Collection Lodi 2019 | Becoming a citizen

2019. PX3 | Silver Award | Portraiture | Children | Becoming a citizen

Publications :

2023. la Repubblica | IT | 6 August 2023 | Pink Hops

2023. Gente | IT | 1 June 2023| Pink Hops

2023. Telethon | IT | May  2023 |  IO PER LEI   Mother’s Day Campaign

2022. Espresso |  IT | N. 25  | Becoming a Citizen

2022. The Washington Post | In Sight | US |Becoming a Citizen

2022. VanityFair | IT | Becoming a citizen

2022. Famiglia Cristiana | IT | N.39  | Becoming a citizen

2022. IO DONNA | IT | N. 38  | Becoming a citizen

2022. Il Fotografo Magazine | issue n. 337 | Becoming a citizen

2022. WitnessJournal | October 2022 | WJ#131 | Cracking the monolith

2021. Marie Claire Magazine | IT | February 2021 | Pink Hop-land

2020. Eyesopen Magazine | December 2020 | Portfolio | ( the garden)

2020. Shutdown | video on Life in time of Coronavirus curated from the Archive Istituto   Luce-Cinecittà Roma submission | images selected from the series (the garden)

2020. WitnessJournal | October 2020 | WJ#116 | Becoming a citizen

2020. Adesso Magazine | Munchen, DE | June 2020 | Becoming a citizen

2019. Marie Claire Magazine | IT | January 2020 | Becoming a citizen

2018. Spiegel ONLINE | Hamburg, DE | November 26th | Becoming a citizen

 

IT

Isabella Franceschini è una fotografa freelance italiana di Bologna. Si è laureata in Economia e Commercio presso l’Università degli Studi di Bologna. Dal 2013 si è avvicinata alla fotografia attraverso esperienze all’estero, partecipando a workshop a livello internazionale, e da allora la fotografia è diventata parte fondamentale della sua vita. In seguito ha approfondito il reportage attraverso una Masterclass di fotogiornalismo di un anno a Roma. Attualmente, Isabella sta sviluppando progetti a lungo termine principalmente ispirati da ciò che influisce sugli esseri umani e sulle loro relazioni. Negli ultimi anni, i suoi progetti sono stati pubblicati su riviste nazionali e internazionali come The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l’Espresso, la Repubblica, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair e Getty Images, ottenendo numerosi riconoscimenti internazionali.

Il suo progetto a lungo termine Becoming a citizen ha vinto il World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022 nella categoria Short Story ed è stato esposto al Festival della Fotografia Etica di Lodi.

Dal 2022 Isabella fa parte del team dei fotografi dell’Agenzia Parallelozero.

Mostre :

2023. Becoming a citizen | Regione Emilia-Romagna Bologna  IT | May, 25 – June, 4 | Assemblea legislativa della Regione Emilia-Romagna

2022. Becoming a citizen | Festival Fotografia Etica Lodi  IT  | September, 24 – October, 23 | Winner Short Story World Report Award Documenting Humanity

2022. Cracking the monolith | Galleria Bresciani Visual Art  ROMA IT | October, 21 – 30 | 1st Prize Short Story Premio ‘Fotografia al femminile Bresciani Visual Art’

2022. Cracking the monolith | Palazzo Santa Chiara ROMA IT | November, 3 – 30 | 1st Prize Short Story Premio ‘Fotografia al femminile Bresciani Visual Art’

2022. Cracking the monolith | QR Photogallery Bologna IT| September, 23 – October ,8 | 1st Prize Award Closer-dentro il reportage

2022. Becoming a citizen | Bridge Gallery, Mass. US | January,8 – February, 5 |  selected as part of the ‘World View’ Show, curated from the 2021 ZEKE Award for documentary photography.

2022. Pink HopLand | Monfest Casale Monferrato IT Accademia Filarmonica | March 25 – June 12 | curated from  Soroptimist –  storie di donne finalist 2021

2022. Cracking the monolith | Fotonostrum Barcelona Gallery, Spain | March 17 – April 3 | curated from the 17 J.M.Cameron Award winning entries next to Steve McCurry exhibition

Premi :

2023. IPA | Honorable Mention | Editorial Press Environmental | Every little thing we need to let go

2023. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Finalist | Single Shot 2023 | Pink Hops

2023. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Finalist | Short Story  Award 2023 |  Pink Hops

2023. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Reportage | 80 East End Road

2023. Annual Photography Award | Honorable Mention | People-Culture & Lifestyle | Cracking the Monolith

2022. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi |  Winner Short Story Award | Becoming a citizen

2022. 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award | Documentary and Reportage Series | Honorable mention | Pink Hops

2022. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Shortlist | Spotlight Award | Becoming a citizen

2022. Lucie Foundation Open Call Carte Blanche  | Finalist | LifeStyle Category | Becoming a citizen

2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Documentary Series | Becoming a citizen

2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Reportage | Pink HopLand

2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Shortlist | Reportage | Cracking the Monolith

2022. NDAwards |Honorable Mention | Editorial | Documentary Series | Cracking the Monolith

2022. Closer Call | Dentro il Reportage | Witness Journal | Winner | Cracking the Monolith

2022. Premio Fotografia al femminile Bresciani Visual Art  | 1st Prize Short Story | Cracking the monolith

2022. Monfest | Primo premio Portfolio | Festival di Fotografia di Casale Monferrato |  Becoming a citizen

2022. Soroptimist Award | Finalist Storie di Donne |  Monfest | Pink HopLand

2021. 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers | Honorable Mention | Documentary Series | Cracking the Monolith

2021. MIFA | Bronze Award | People | Family | Pink Hop-Land

2020. ItalyPhotoAward | Finalist | Italian Collection Lodi 2020 | ( the garden )

2020. IPA | Honorable Mention | People | Self-Portrait | ( the garden )

2020. PX3 | Honorable Mention | Portraiture | Culture | A collective unconsciousness

2020. ItalyPhotoAward | Finalist | Italian Collection IMP 2020 | Becoming a citizen

2020. MIFA | Honorable Mention| Portraiture | Children | Becoming a citizen

2019. ItalyPhotoAward | Finalist | Italian Collection Lodi 2019 | Becoming a citizen

2019. PX3 | Silver Award | Portraiture | Children | Becoming a citizen

Pubblicazioni :

2023. la Repubblica | IT | 6 agosto 2023 | Pink Hops

2023. Gente | IT | 1 giugno 2023| Pink Hops

2023. Telethon | IT | maggio 2023 | Campagna IO PER LEI Festa della mamma

2022. Espresso |  IT | N. 25  | Becoming a Citizen

2022. The Washington Post | In Sight | US |Becoming a Citizen

2022. VanityFair | IT | Becoming a citizen

2022. Famiglia Cristiana | IT | N. 39  | Becoming a citizen

2022. IO DONNA | IT | N. 38  | Becoming a citizen

2022. Il Fotografo Magazine |  N. 337 | Becoming a citizen

2022. WitnessJournal | October 2022 | WJ#131 | Cracking the monolith

2021. Social Documentary Net | US |Becoming a Citizen

2021. Marie Claire Magazine | IT | February 2021 | Pink Hop-Land

2020. Eyesopen Magazine | December 2020 | Portfolio | ( the garden)

2020. Shutdown | video on Life in time of Coronavirus curated from the Archive Istituto Luce-Cinecittà Roma submission | images selected from the series (the garden)

2020. WitnessJournal | October 2020 | WJ#116 | Becoming a citizen

2020. Adesso Magazine | Munchen, DE | June 2020 | Becoming a citizen

2019. Marie Claire Magazine | IT | January 2020 | Becoming a citizen

2018. Spiegel ONLINE | Hamburg , DE | November 26th | Becoming a citizen