Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance photographer and a Lowepro Ambassador. After a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna, she attended a one-year masterclass of photojournalism in Rome and, since then, photography has become a fundamental part of her professional life. Isabella is currently developing long-term projects primarily inspired by what influences human beings and their relationships as well as issues related to environment sustainability. In recent years, her projects have been featured in magazines including The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l’Espresso, la Repubblica, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, Getty Images among others. She has contributed to a Telethon Foundation Campaign about rare genetic diseases and she has received multiple awards such as the World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022, the 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award, ZEKE Award 2024, ISPA Award 2023, The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024. Her works were exhibited in private galleries and public spaces, in solo and collective expositions including the Festival of Ethical Photography (Lodi, Italy), the Bridge Gallery (Cambridge Mass. US), Fotonostrum (Barcelona, Spain) and Photoville Festival (New York US) among other.
Exhibitions :
2024. The leap of fish that dream of flying | Photoville Festival | New York US
2024. The leap of fish that dream of flying | Bridge Gallery | Cambridge Mass. US
2024. Becoming a citizen | Cremona, Piazza Roma | IT | PAF Festival
2024. Becoming a citizen | Biella Palazzo Ferrero | IT | Ethical Photography Festival
2023. Pink Hops | Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi IT | September 30 – October 29 | Single Shot World Report Award Documenting Humanity
2023. Cracking the monolith | Roma Fotografia 2023 Future | Led Panel in Palazzo Massimo, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo , Palazzo Altemps, Castel Sant’Angelo ROME IT
2023. Becoming a citizen | Emilia-Romagna Region Bologna IT | May 25 – June 4
2023. Becoming a citizen | Montanaso Lombardo IT | September, 30 – October, 29 | Partnership with Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi
2023. Becoming a citizen | Florence IT | October, 20 – November, 12 | Partnership with Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi
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 | Umberto Verde Gallery TRIESTE IT |Wow, world of women
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
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 | 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 :
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. PX3 State of the world | Shortlist | 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. 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. Linkiesta etc | n. 6 | 80 East End Road
2024. ZEKE Magazine | Spring issue | The leap of fish that dream of flying
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 italiana e Ambassador Lowepro. Dopo la laurea in Economia e Commercio presso l’Università di Bologna, ha frequentato un Master annuale di fotogiornalismo a Roma e, da allora, la fotografia è diventata parte fondamentale della sua vita professionale. Attualmente, Isabella sta sviluppando progetti a lungo termine principalmente ispirati da ciò che influenza gli esseri umani e le loro relazioni oltre a temi legati alla sostenibilità ambientale. Negli ultimi anni i suoi progetti sono stati pubblicati da The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l’Espresso, la Repubblica, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, Getty Images. Ha contribuito a una Campagna della Fondazione Telethon sulle malattie genetiche rare e ha vinto numerosi premi internazionali tra i quali il World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022, 21° Julia Margaret Cameron Award, ZEKE Award 2024, ISPA Award 2023, il Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024. I suoi lavori sono stati esposti in gallerie private e spazi pubblici, in mostre personali e collettive tra cui il Festival della Fotografia Etica di Lodi (Italia), la Bridge Gallery (Cambridge Mass. US), Fotonostrum (Barcellona) e Photoville Festival (NewYork).
Mostre :
2024. Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo | Photoville Festival | New York US
2024. Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo | Bridge Gallery | Cambridge Mass. US
2024. Becoming a citizen | Cremona, Piazza Roma | IT | PAF Festival
2024. Becoming a citizen | Biella Palazzo Ferrero IT | Festival della fotografia etica
2023. Pink Hops | Festival of Ethical Photography Lodi IT | September, 30 – October, 29 | Finalist Single Shot World Report Award Documenting Humanity
2023. Cracking the monolith | Roma Fotografia 2023 Future | Led Panel in Palazzo Massimo, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo , Palazzo Altemps, Castel Sant’Angelo ROMA IT
2023. Becoming a citizen | Regione Emilia-Romagna Bologna IT | 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 IT | September, 24 – October, 23 | Winner Short Story World Report Award Documenting Humanity
2022. Cracking the monolith | Galleria Umberto Verde TRIESTE IT | Wow, world of women
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 :
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. PX3 State of the world | Shortlist | 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. 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. Linkiesta etc | n. 6 | 80 East End Road
2024. ZEKE Magazine | spring issue | Il salto dei pesci che sognano il volo
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