Francesco Pistilli is an Italian documentary photographer, cinematographer and photography professor. He is the recipient of the World Press Photo award 2018 (3rd Prize | General News Stories) for his series Lives in Limbo. His work has been published and distributed widely on several international magazine and media outlets including: TIME, National Geographic, Nature, Liberation, BBC, M le Monde, L’Espresso, Internazionale, Politico, Die Zeit, Wired, Elle, D Repubblica, Vanity Fair, Financial Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Republik.ch, The Independent UK. Francesco’s archive is distributed by Laif Agency. He frequently works for NGOs and Foundations: Emergency, IRC International Rescue Committee, Open Society Foundations, AVSI Foundation, Care Intl., Emergenza Sorrisi, Greenpeace. He has been working in more than 25 countries around the world.
