Biography​

  Gabriele Cecconi is an Italian documentary photographer interested in cultural, political and environmental issues. He approached photography after a law degree and in 2015 he was selected by Camera Torino and Leica for a masterclass with Magnum photographer Alex Webb.   Since then he made several reportages until 2018 when he started working on long-term projects. 
 His project on the environmental impact of Rohingya migration in southern Bangladesh has received numerous international awards including the Yves Rocher Photography Award at Visa pour l'Image, POY, Andrei Stenin Grand Prix, PX3 Photographer of the Year and the LUMIX Sustainability Award among others.
 His works has been exhibited internationally in museums, festivals and galleries including the Hermitage State Museum, the United Nations Headquarters, Photo Vogue Festival, Fotofestiwal Lodz and it has been published by Italian and international newspapers and magazines including National Geographic, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, GEO, GUP, Fisheye Magazine, Internazionale, L'Espresso, Newsweek and Courrier International.
​ ​At the same time, he pursues his work as an educator and his personal research into the relationship between culture, power and representation with a focus on the spiritual and pedagogical aspects of the visual arts.

Awards & Nominations:
2023 - Selected for "Hamburg portfolio review"
2023 - Finalist "Prix Fisheye de la création Visuelle", Fisheye Magazine
2023 - Finalist of the "Discovery Awards ", Encontros da Imagem Festival 
2023 - Winner of the Open Call "Meet Fotofestiwal", Fotofestiwal Lodz
2022 - Shortlisted at Premio Luis Valtuena
2022 - Finalist at Le Prix ANI-PixTrakk, Visa Pour L'Image
2022 - Selected as New Talent by ProfiFoto for 2022
2022 - Selected as "The 30 New and Emerging Photographer to Watch" by  PDN
2021 - Winner of the Open Call  at "Indian Photo Festival" 2021
2021 - Winner of the Yves Rocher Photography Award at Visa Pour L'Image
2021 - Shortlisted at Fotografia Etica Award, Short story
2021 - Shortlisted for the Open Call New Visions Cortona On the Move
2021 - Winner of the Open Call at "Helsinki Photo Festival" 2021
2021 - Shortlisted for Belfast Photo Festival
2021 - Shortlisted at Gomma Grant 2020
2020 - Winner of the Open Call "Transformation" Photo Is:rael  2020
2020 - Winner of  the Sustainability Award at LUMIX Festival for visual journalism
2019 - Finalist at Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography, Photo Israel
​2019 - Selected for Eddie Adams Workshop XXXII
​2019 - Finalist at the Romano Cagnoni Award Photolux   
2019 - 1° place IPA "International Photography Award" Editorial/Environmental category
2019 - Finalist at Kuala Lumpur International PhotoAward, Theme Category
2019 - The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest "Grand Prix" Winner 
2019 - PX3 Photographer of the Year 
2019 - 2° place at the Kolga Tbilisi Photo, Documentary category
2019 - Winner of the Open Call New Visions, Cortona On The Move
2019 - Selected for The New York Times Portfolio Reviews 
2019 - 2° place at the POY 2019, Category Environmental Vision Award
2018 - Winner of the Fotografia Etica Award, Premio Voglino

Exhibitions:
2024 - Exhibition "Elegia Lodigiana", Festival del Reportage, Ascoli Piceno
2024 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", Athens Photo Festival, Athens
2024 - Exhibition "Elegia Lodigiana", Hermitage State Museum, Saint Petersburg
2023 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth", Month of Photography in Bratislava, Bratislava
2023 - Exhibition "Elegia Lodigiana", Photo Vogue Festival, Milano
2023 - Exhibition "TiàWùK,  "Prix Fisheye de la création Visuelle", Incadaques Festival 
2023 - Exhibition "Elegia Lodigiana", Festival of Ethical Photography, Lodi
2023 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Hamburg Portfolio review, Platz de Republik, Hamburg
2023 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Festival Encontros da Imagem, Braga
2023 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth", Foto Festival La Gacilly-Baden, Baden
2023 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", IMP International Month of Photojournalism Festival, Padova
2023 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", Fotofestiwal Lodz, Lodz
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", Italian Embassy of Kuwait, Kuwait City
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", Head On Photo Festival, Sydney
2022 - Exhibition "Eyes on Main Street", Wilson, North Carolina
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", ProfiFoto New Talent Award, Phototopia, Hamburg
2022 - Screening "TiàWùK", PH Museum Photo Festival, Bologna
2022 - Screening "The Wretched and the Earth", VISA pour l'Image
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", Fiumefreddo Photo Festival
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", ProfiFoto New Talent Award, Oberstdorfer-Fotogipfel, Germany
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Fotoleggendo, Rome
2022 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth", La Gacilly Photo Festival
2022 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Istanti, Perugia
2021 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad
2021 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
2021 - Exhibition "Eyes on Main Street", Wilson, North Carolina
2021 - Screening "TiàWùK", Cortona On The Move
2021 - Exhibition "TiàWùk", Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki
2021 - Exhibition "Arcipelago_19, "L'inizio del futuro", PhotoLux, Lucca
​2020 - Exhibition "TiàWùK", Photo Israel, Tel Aviv
2020 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth", LUMIX festival for visual journalism, Berlin   
2020 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth"  Riaperture Foto Festival, Ferrara, Italy
2020 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth" in LUMIX festival for visual journalism, Hannover
2020 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth", VOHH Biennal Foto Fest, Chittagong, Bangladesh
2019 - Exhibition Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography finalists,"The Wretched and the Earth, Photo Israel, Tel Aviv
2019 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth, Hermitage State Museum, Saint Petersburg
2019 - Exhibition "The Wretched and the Earth", Festival Fotografia Etica, Lodi
2019 - Exhibition IPA "Best Show", House of Lucie, Los Angeles
​2019 - Exhibition IPA "Best Show", Splashlight Studios, New York City
2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", Centro 
2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", Aifacs Gallery, New Delhi
2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", Cascina Roma, San Donato Milanese
2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", United Nations Headquarters, New York City
2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", Form, Cape Town
​2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", Russian Centre for Science and Culture, Budapest
2019 - Exhibition Andrei Stenin Contest "The Wretched and the Earth", Historical State Museum, Moscow
2019 - Project "The Wretched and the Earth" screened at Cortona On the Move
2019 - Project "The Wretched and the Earth" screened and exhibited at Kolga Tbilisi Photo
​2019 - Exhibition PX3 "The Wretched and the Earth", Espace Beurapaire, Paris
2016 - Exhibition “The Commission day” for “Mediterraneo Fotografia 2016” PAN, Napoli,
2016 - Exhibition “AMA”, Interdisciplinary project on the resistance to the second world war crisis, Rocca Paolina, Perugia  
2016 - Exhibition “Middle Lives”, Palazzo della Penna, Contemporary Art Museum Perugia
2016 - Exhibition “Reflexions”, La Morra
2016 - Exhibition “Reflexions”, Camera Torino