Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance documentary photographer and a Lowepro Ambassador. After earning a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna, she pursued advanced photography training and completed a master’s in photojournalism in Rome. Since then, photography has become a fundamental part of her life.
Currently focused on long-term projects, Isabella draws inspiration from the social dynamics that shape human experiences and relationships, as well as urgent issues related to environmental sustainability. Her work reflects on the complexities of contemporary society, exploring themes such as youth civic education, marginalized communities, women’s inclusion and religion, human rights, public health, and climate change.
She has contributed to a Telethon Foundation campaign on rare genetic diseases and is now focusing on tuberculosis in Senegal with the nonprofit organization STOP TB Italia ODV.
In addition to numerous awards from international organizations, such as the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024, IPA 2024, ZEKE Award 2024, ISPA Award 2023, 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and the World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022, Isabella’s images have appeared in major outlets including The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l’Espresso, la Repubblica, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, The Royal Photographic Society Journal, Getty Images and others. She has exhibited her projects at Photoville Festival in New York, the Italian Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi, Fotonostrum in Barcelona, the House of Lucie in Athens, the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge Mass. US, as well as in various public spaces and galleries worldwide.
Exhibitions :
2024. The leap of fish that dream of flying | Photoville Festival | New York US
2024. The Ladies of the camellias | Best of show | House of Lucie Athens
2024. The leap of fish that dream of flying | Bridge Gallery | Cambridge Mass. US
2024. The Ladies of the camellias | Naples, Centro Congressi Stazione Marittima
2024. Becoming a citizen | Cremona, Piazza Roma | PAF Festival
2024. Pink Hops | Parma, Complesso di S.Paolo
2024. Becoming a citizen | Biella, Palazzo Ferrero | Festival of Ethical Photography
2023. Pink Hops | Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi | September 30 – October 29
2023. Cracking the monolith | Roma Fotografia 2023 Future | Led Panel in Rome Palazzo Massimo, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Palazzo Altemps, CastelSant’Angelo
2023. Becoming a citizen | Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna | May 25 – June 4
2023. Becoming a citizen | Montanaso Lombardo | September, 30 – October, 29 | Partnership with Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi
2023. Becoming a citizen | Florence, October 20 – November 12 | Partnership with Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi
2022. Becoming a citizen | Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi | September 24 – October 23
2022. Cracking the monolith | Umberto Verde Gallery TRIESTE |Wow-world of women
2022. Cracking the monolith | Bresciani Visual Art Gallery ROME | October, 21 – 30
2022. Cracking the monolith | Palazzo Santa Chiara ROME | November 3 – 30
2022. Cracking the monolith | QR Photogallery Bologna | September 23 – October 8
2022. Becoming a citizen | Bridge Gallery, Mass. US | January 8 – February 5 | ‘World View’ Show, curated from the 2021 ZEKE Awards
2022. Pink Hops | Monfest, Casale Monferrato IT Accademia Filarmonica | March 25 – June 12
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 :
2024. MARILYN STAFFORD FOTOREPORTAGE Award | Winner | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. IPA | 3rd place in Social cause | The ladies of the camellias
2024. State of the world – PX3 | Finalist | The ladies of the camellias
2024. PX3 | Bronze winner | The ladies of the camellias
2024. ZEKE AWARDS | Honorable Mention | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. Food Vision Award | Pink Hops | Finalist
2024. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Single Shot 2024 Finalist
2024. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | NonProfit Category 2024 Finalist | The ladies of the camellias for StopTB ItaliaODV
2023. ISPA Award | Finalist | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2023. 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award | Winner Children’s Category Series | Becoming a citizen
2023. ND Award | Documentary Series | Honorable Mention | 80 East End Road
2023. IPA | Honorable Mention | Editorial Press Environmental | Every little thing we need to let go
2023. PX3 | 80 East End Road | HM
2023. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Single Shot 2023 Finalist | Pink Hops
2023. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Short Story Award 2023 Finalist | 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 | Spotlight Award 2022 Shortlist | 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 | Cracking the Monolith
2022. Closer | 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 | Casale Monferrato IT | Becoming a citizen
2022. Soroptimist Award | Finalist Storie di Donne | Monfest | Pink HopLand
2021. 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award | 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 :
2024. The Royal Photographic Society Journal | October-December Issue
2024. Nikon Europe | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. FotoDocument | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. Hundred Heroines |The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. ZEKE Magazine | Spring issue | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. Linkiesta etc | n. 6 | 80 East End Road
2024. Il Fotografo Magazine | issue n. 346 | 80 East End Road
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 | WJ#131 | Cracking the monolith
2021. Marie Claire Magazine | IT | N.2 | Pink Hop-land
2020. Eyesopen Magazine | December 2020 |( the garden)
2020. WitnessJournal | WJ#116 | Becoming a citizen
2020. Adesso Magazine | Munchen, DE | June 2020 | Becoming a citizen
2020. Shutdown | video on Life in time of Coronavirus curated from the Archive Istituto Luce-Cinecittà Roma | images selected from the series (the garden)
2020. Marie Claire Magazine | IT | N.1 | Becoming a citizen
2018. Spiegel ONLINE | Hamburg, DE | November 26th | Becoming a citizen
Isabella Franceschini è una fotografa freelance di reportage e Ambassador Lowepro. Dopo la laurea in Economia e Commercio presso l’Università di Bologna, ha frequentato corsi fotografici di alta formazione e un Master di fotogiornalismo a Roma e, da allora, la fotografia è diventata parte fondamentale della sua vita.
Attualmente focalizzata su progetti a lungo termine, Isabella trae ispirazione dalle dinamiche sociali che plasmano le esperienze e le relazioni umane, nonché dalle urgenti questioni legate alla sostenibilità ambientale. Il suo lavoro riflette sulle complessità della società contemporanea, esplorando temi come l’educazione civica dei giovani, le comunità emarginate, l’inclusione delle donne e la religione, i diritti umani, la salute pubblica e il cambiamento climatico.
Ha contribuito a una campagna della Fondazione Telethon sulle malattie genetiche rare e attualmente collabora con STOP TB Italia ODV per la lotta alla tubercolosi in Senegal. Negli ultimi anni, i suoi progetti sono stati pubblicati su testate internazionali e nazionali, tra cui The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, L’Espresso, la Repubblica, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, The Royal Photographic Society Journal, Getty Images. Oltre a numerosi riconoscimenti da organizzazioni internazionali, tra cui il Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024, IPA 2024, ZEKE Award 2024, ISPA Award 2023, 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award e il World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022, Isabella ha esposto i suoi progetti al Photoville Festival di New York, al Festival della Fotografia Etica di Lodi, a Fotonostrum a Barcellona, alla House of Lucie di Atene, alla Bridge Gallery di Cambridge Mass. US, oltre che in diversi spazi pubblici e gallerie a livello internazionale.
Mostre :
2024. Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo | Photoville Festival | New York US
2024. Le signore delle camelie | Best of show | House of Lucie Athens
2024. Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo | Bridge Gallery | Cambridge Mass. US
2024. Becoming a citizen | Cremona, Piazza Roma | PAF Festival
2023. Pink Hops | Parma, Complesso di S.Paolo
2024. Le signore delle camelie | Napoli, Centro Congressi Stazione Marittima
2024. Becoming a citizen | Biella Palazzo Ferrero | Festival della fotografia etica
2023. Pink Hops | Festival della Fotografia Etica di Lodi
2023. Cracking the monolith | Roma Fotografia 2023 Future | Led Panel in Palazzo Massimo, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo , Palazzo Altemps, Castel Sant’Angelo ROMA
2023. Becoming a citizen | Regione Emilia-Romagna Bologna | May, 25 – June, 4 | Assemblea legislativa della Regione Emilia-Romagna
2023. Becoming a citizen | Montanaso Lombardo (LO) | September, 30 – October, 29 | Partnership with Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi
2023. Becoming a citizen | Firenze IT | October, 20 – November, 12 | Partnership with Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi
2022. Becoming a citizen | Festival Fotografia Etica Lodi | September, 24 – October, 23 |
2022. Cracking the monolith | Galleria Umberto Verde TRIESTE | WOW, world of women
2022. Cracking the monolith | Galleria Bresciani Visual Art ROMA | October, 21 – 30
2022. Cracking the monolith | Palazzo Santa Chiara ROMA
2022. Cracking the monolith | QR Photogallery Bologna | September, 23 – October ,8
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
2022. Cracking the monolith | Fotonostrum Barcelona Gallery, Spain | March 17 – April 3
Premi :
2024. MARILYN STAFFORD FOTOREPORTAGE Award | 1° premio | ll salto dei pesci che sognano il volo
2024. IPA | 3° premio in Social cause | Le signore delle camelie
2024. State of the world | Shortlist Africa | Le signore delle camelie
2024. PX3 | Bronze winner | Le signore delle camelie
2024. ZEKE Award | Honorable mention | Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo
2024. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Single Shot 2024 Finalista
2024. Food Vision Award | Pink Hops | Finalist
2024. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | NonProfit Category 2024 Finalista | Le signore delle camelie per StopTB ItaliaODV
2023. ISPA Award | Finalist | Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo
2023. 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award | Winner Children’s Category Series | Becoming a citizen
2023. ND Award | Documentary Series | Honorable Mention | 80 East End Road
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. PX3 | 80 East End Road | Menzione d’onore
2023. Annual Photography Award | Menzione d’onore | People-Culture & Lifestyle | Cracking the Monolith
2022. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Vincitore Short Story Award | Becoming a citizen
2022. 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award | Documentary and Reportage Series | Menzioned’onore | Pink Hops
2022. World Report Award | Documenting Humanity | Fotografia Etica Lodi | Finalista | Spotlight Award | Becoming a citizen
2022. Lucie Foundation Open Call Carte Blanche | Finalista | LifeStyle Category | Becoming a citizen
2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Finalista | Documentary Series | Becoming a citizen
2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Finalista | Reportage | Pink HopLand
2022. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Contest | Finalista | Reportage | Cracking the Monolith
2022. NDAwards | Menzione d’onore | Editorial | Documentary Series | Cracking the Monolith
2022. Closer Call | Dentro il Reportage | Witness Journal | Vincitore | Cracking the Monolith
2022. Premio Fotografia al femminile Bresciani Visual Art | Primo Premio Short Story | Cracking the monolith
2022. Monfest | Primo premio Portfolio | Festival di Fotografia di Casale Monferrato | Becoming a citizen
2022. Soroptimist Award | Finalista Storie di Donne | Monfest | Pink HopLand
2021. 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers | Menzione d’onore | 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 :
2024. The Royal Photographic Society Journal | October-December Issue
2024. Nikon Europe | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. FotoDocument | The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. Hundred Heroines |The leap of fish that dream of flying
2024. ZEKE Magazine | spring issue | Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo
2024. Linkiesta etc | n. 6 | 80 East End Road
2024. Il Fotografo Magazine | n.346 | 80 East End Road
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