Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance photographer based in Bologna. She graduated in Economics from Bologna University, Italy. After travelling abroad and taking part in various international workshops, photography became the most important part of her professional life. She has grown as a photographer studying in Bologna and she has focused on reportage after attending the WSP Masterclass of photojournalism for a year in Rome. Her long-term projects in documentary photography are mainly inspired by human experience. Her interest of the world is drown towards its people. She wants to celebrate the ordinary things that happen around the world all the time in her photographs. Over the past few years, her projects has been published on national ad international magazine, such as The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, Espresso, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, Getty Images and they have been awarded internationally.
Her long-term project Becoming a citizen won the Short Story World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022 and was exhibited at the Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi.
She joined the Parallelozero Digital Communication Agency in 2022. https://parallelozero.com/team/isabella-franceschini/
Exhibitions :
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. 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. 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 :
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
Isabella Franceschini è una fotografa freelance italiana di Bologna. Si è laureata in Economia e Commercio presso l’Università degli Studi di Bologna. Dal 2008 si è avvicinata alla fotografia viaggiando all’estero, frequentando workshop a livello internazionale e da allora la fotografia è diventata parte fondamentale della sua vita. Ha studiato fotografia a Bologna per poi approfondire il reportage con la WSP Masterclass di fotogiornalismo per un anno a Roma. Attualmente Isabella sta sviluppando progetti a lungo termine principalmente ispirati da tutto ciò che influenza gli esseri umani e le loro relazioni. Il suo interesse per il mondo è rivolto principalmente verso le persone e la quotidianità. Negli ultimi anni i suoi progetti sono stati pubblicati su riviste nazionali e internazionali come The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, Espresso, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, Getty Images e hanno avuto 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 fa parte del team dei fotografi dell’Agenzia Parallelozero. https://parallelozero.com/team/isabella-franceschini/
Mostre :
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. 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 :
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