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"PHOTOGRAPHY IS A LANGUAGE THAT CAN BE USED LIKE WORDS"
News Publications27 January 20182 May 2018

Cover story on Hemp magazine

My long-term project “Green Gold” has been published as cover story on Hemp magazine in the USA.

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Awards30 December 201712 January 2018

Finalist at Mufoco call for projects

My long-term project “Maiora premunt” has been selected as a finalists at the Open call “Abitare” of Mufoco.

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News8 November 201711 April 2018

Professional training for Journalist

Passing 8 exams in the three-year period 2014-2016, I reached the target of 60 credits for the Professional training for journalists.

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News16 September 201728 January 2019

Cover story on La Stampa

Some of my pictures from the “Green Gold” project have been published in the daily newspaper La Stampa.

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Photo festival6 September 201728 January 2019

Screenings at “Visa pour l’Image”

This year I had two screenings during the International Festival of Photojournalism “Visa pour l’Image” in Perpignan, France.

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News17 August 201722 November 2017

Assignment for Stern magazine

The story about victims of human trafficking has been published on August 17th 2017.

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Awards10 August 201727 December 2017

Finalist at Luchetta Prize

One of my pictures from the series “Souls of Syrians”, is among the finalists of the photography section at the Luchetta Prize 2017.

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News25 July 201722 November 2017

Assignment for Starbucks (US)

A corporate photoshoot for Starbucks Coffee (US)/Learning & Development in Milan, Italy.

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News14 July 201722 November 2017

Assignment for Super 8 “La Repubblica”

“Narcoroma”, my latest assignment for Super 8-La Repubblica, with a text written by Roberto Saviano.

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Interviews11 July 201710 August 2017

Interview on “Il Social Cittadino”

In an interview published on “Il Social Cittadino”, I have traced the various stages of my career, from the beginning to the present.

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Interviews6 July 201727 December 2017

Interview published on Fujirumors

An interview about my work and the experience after almost 10 years in the photo-journalism industry.

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News28 June 201722 November 2017

Assignment for Vanity Fair

My latest assignment has been published both in the online and printed version of Vanity Fair.

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Recent Posts

  • “Yemen Unveiled” at Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 18 September 2019
  • Assignment for The Washington Post 10 September 2019
  • Publication on Insideover 4 August 2019
  • Assignment for Voice of America 29 July 2019
  • Publication on L’Espresso Magazine 23 July 2019

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Atmosfera in alta quota, con neve fresca da surfare! #bormio2026 #atmosphere #bormio #wellness #wellnessmountain #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #mountain #snowboard #fog #clouds #magic #befree #documentaryphotography #snowboarding #snowboard_world #alps #alpsmountains #enjoy #igersitalian #igers #picoftheday #photooftheday #riders #riding #freeride #bormio3000 La magia della montagna in alta quota. Ready to ride! #bormio #wellness #wellnessmountain #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #mountain #snowboard #fog #clouds #magic #befree #documentaryphotography #snowboarding #snowboard_world #alps #alpsmountains #enjoy #igersitalian #igers #picoftheday #photooftheday #riders #riding #freeride #bormio3000 Bormio 2000!!! #bormio #wellness #wellnessmountain #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #mountain #snowboard #fog #clouds #magic #befree #documentaryphotography #snowboarding #snowboard_world #alps #alpsmountains #enjoy #igersitalian #igers #picoftheday #photooftheday #riders #riding #freeride #bormio3000 From the series Casa del Buen Samaritano, distributed by @instituteartist. A 10-year-old boy, who came from Honduras along with his parents, is seen portrayed while hiding his face with one of his favourite toys. Behind him, a wall painted with crosses reporting the names of migrants who found shelter in "Casa del Buen Samaritano” and, after starting their journey to the US border, they disappeared. Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico 2019.
#mexico #oaxaca #oaxacadejuarez #migrants #boy #toy #contemporaryissues #documentaryphotography #portrait #casadelbuensamaritano #fujifilmglobal #fujifilmitalia #hiddenidenities #crosses #missingpersons #humanity #shelter #avsimexico #avsi #colorphotography #photojournalism #usa #us #stayhuman From the series Casa del Buen Samaritano, distributed by @instituteartist. 20-year-old Marvin Gómez, who came from Honduras, is seen portrayed at the shelter of "Casa del Buen Samaritano”. Behind him, a wall painted with crosses reporting the names of migrants who found shelter there and, after starting their journey to the US border, they disappeared. Nevertheless, Marvin hopes to get to the USA. Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico 2019. #mexico #oaxaca #oaxacadejuarez #migrants #contemporaryissues #documentaryphotography#picoftheday #colorphotography  #documentarynow #photojournalism #contemporaryphotography #portraits #portrait #youth #casadelbuensamaritano #fujifilmglobal #fujifilmitalia  #crosses #missingpersons #humanity #shelter #avsimexico #colorphotography #usa #us #stayhuman From the series Casa del Buen Samaritano, distributed by @instituteartist. 27-year-old Jeimy Elisuath Hernández, who came from Peñablanca Cortés, Honduras, is seen portrayed while hiding her face with her Batman's hat. Behind her, a wall painted with crosses reporting the names of migrants who found shelter in "Casa del Buen Samaritano” and, after starting their journey to the US border, they disappeared. Jeimy left Honduras on February 2019 due to the presence of gangs near her home and covered her face for fear of repercussions. She hopes to get to the USA in order to have a peaceful life. Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico 2019. #mexico #oaxaca #oaxacadejuarez #migrants #contemporaryissues #documentaryphotography #portrait #casadelbuensamaritano #fujifilmglobal #fujifilmitalia #batman#hat #hiddenidenities #crosses #missingpersons #humanity #shelter #avsimexico #colorphotography #photojournalism #usa #us #stayhuman 54-year-old Maria Emma Mora Liberato is seen walking downstairs in her home. Her son Jose Alberto Telles Mora disappeared on 20 September 2011 at the age of 14 years old. She doesn’t allow anyone in her son’s room, where she has kept everything as he left it. After 8 years, Emma was not yet able to find him and she is now the president of the NGO “Familias de Acapulco en busca de sus desaparecidos”, a civil organization that helps other families to find their beloved ones. Acapulco, Mexico 2019. #mexico #acapulco #avsi #avsimexico #poloproject #assignment #everydaylife #picoftheday #colorphotography #documentaryphotography #documentarynow #photojournalism #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryissues #fujifilmitalia #fujifilmglobal #igers #research #igersmexico #missing #familiasdeacapulco	#thingsthatmatter #questforpeace Thousands of files regarding missing persons cases are seen piled up in the offices of the State Attorney General of Guerrero in Acapulco. There are currently over 40 thousand people on the National Registry of Missing and Disappeared Persons in Mexico. According to a report of Human Rights Watch “prosecutors and police routinely neglect to take basic investigative steps to identify those responsible for enforced disappearances, often telling the missing people’s families to investigate on their own.” Acapulco, Mexico 2019. #mexico #acapulco #avsi #avsimexico #poloproject #picoftheday #colorphotography #documentaryphotography #documentarynow #photojournalism #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryissues #fujifilmitalia #fujifilmglobal #igers #research #igersmexico #missingpersons #files #cases #familiasdeacapulco	#thingsthatmatter #questforpeace

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Matteo Bastianelli is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Italy. His work has been published and commissioned by some of the most important media outlets around the world. Contact him to start working together.
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