Dall'inizio della sua carriera documenta le principali questioni di attualità legate all'immigrazione, all'ambiente e alle crisi umanitarie.
I suoi reportage hanno ricevuto importanti riconoscimenti internazionali, tra cui il Picture of the Year International (POYI), il Krzysztofa Millera Prize, il Siena International Photo Awards.
Biografia Alessio Paduano nasce a Napoli il 4 agosto 1984. Studia un anno a Parigi presso l'Università Paris VII - Denis-Diderot grazie ad una borsa di studio. Nel 2007 collabora come redattore e fotografo con vari quotidiani italiani. Nel 2009 si laurea in Sociologia presso l'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II con una tesi in giornalismo, dove analizza i quotidiani “Le Monde” e “Corriere della Sera”. Nel 2010 studia fotogiornalismo presso l’Accademia di belle arti di Napoli, dove si laurea con il massimo dei voti. Alcuni suoi reportages sono stati esposti al Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli (Italia), Castel dell'Ovo (Napoli, Italia), Biennale di Bibbiena (Italia), Palm Spring Photo Festival (California), Tel Aviv Photo Fair (Israele), FotoLoft Gallery (Russia) e Photolux Festival (Italia). Le sue fotografie sono state pubblicate sui maggiori quotidiani e magazines nazionali e internazionali tra i quali Time, National Geographic Magazine, CNN, Der Spiegel, Stern, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, La Stampa, L'Espresso ed El País.
Mostre
2021, Zurigo, Svizzera - Photo Schweiz Festival 2021, Mosca (Russia)- Sakharov center - Direct Look Award exhibition 2019, Parigi, Francia – Espace Beaurepaire – PX3 exhibition 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia – Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival – “Fentanyl abuse in Estonia” 2018, Tokyo, Giappone – ICA Space – “The migrants odyssey” 2018, Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina – Historical Museum 2018, Palm Spring, California – “Palm Spring Photo Festival” 2017, Astoria, Stati Uniti – PhotoWalk 2017, Napoli, Italia – PAN – Collective “Foto_Acc_2017″ 2015, Lucca, Italia – Torre Guinigi – “Photolux Festival” 2015, Mosca (Russia) – FotoLoft gallery – “MIFA Awards ceremony” 2015, Tel Aviv, Israele – “Tel Aviv Photo Fair” 2014, Macerata, Italia – Overtime Festival – “Quarto soccer against camorra” 2012, Napoli, Italia– PAN – Collective “NINA-Nuova Immagine Napoletana” 2012, Bibbiena, Italia – “Biennal of Young Italian Photographer” 2012, Napoli, Italia – Castel dell'Ovo – “PON Photography Awards 2011″ 2012, Palm Spring, California – Palm Spring Photo Festival – “Bucharest” 2012, Napoli, Italia – Castel dell'Ovo – “De ce faci poza?” 2012, Roma, Italia – Casa dell'Architettura – “PON Photography Awards 2011″ 2012, Napoli, Italia – Chiesa di San Severo al Pendino – “Loro di Napoli” 2012, Napoli, Italia – Galleria dell'Accademia di Belle Arti – “Bucuresti”
Premi e riconoscimenti
2021: Focus on the story Portrait Award - Winner 2021: CNN - The defining photos of the pandemic 2020: European Newspaper Award 2020: Direct Look Award – 3rd place 2020: Rovinj Photodays – Documentary – 1st place 2019: CNN 100 photos that defined the decade 2019: Krzysztofa Millera Prize – Winner 2019: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Oneshot - Shortlisted 2019: Siena International Photo Awards – Photojournalism – Winner 2019: Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie – Finalist 2019: POY Picture of the Year – Impact 2018-Immigration Status – 1st place 2018: Krzysztofa Millera Prize – Finalist 2018: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Oneshot - Shortlisted 2018: Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award - Documentary - Shortlisted 2018: The Alfred Fried Photography Award – Shortlisted 2018: PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris – Silver winner 2018: Tokyo International Foto Awards – 1st place – General News category 2018: FIIPA 2018 Awards – Honorable mention – Story category 2018: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – Honorable mention – Editorial: Documentary 2018: Monochrome Photography Awards – Honorable mention 2017: TIME’s Top 100 Photos of the Year 2017: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – 2nd place – Architecture 2017: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – Honorable mention – Editorial: Documentary 2017: IPOTY International Photographer of the Year – Honorable mention – People: Portrait 2017: Monochrome Photography Awards – Honorable mention 2016: Tokyo International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – General News category 2016: ND Photography Awards – General News – Honorable mention 2016: ND Photography Awards – Editorial – 1st – Gold Star Award 2016: Siena International Photo Awards – Finalist 2016: No-fee slide show contest – Finalist 2016: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – General News category 2016: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – Buildings – Photo Essay 2015: InTarget Photolux Award – Winner 2015: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – 1st prize – Editorial – General News category 2015: MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable mention – Editorial-sports category 2015: IPA-International Photography Awards – Honorable mention – Sports category 2012: Palm Springs Photo Festival – Finalist
Collegamenti esterni
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