New Artists - Page 11

Francesco was born in Aosta in 1986 and he’s based in Milan. After a bachelor’s degree in industrial design at the Politecnico University of Milan, he completely devoted himself to photography. After covering Italian news, he now works mainly on personal long-term projects, reportages, and editorials, always looking for a point of contact between his photojournalistic background and a strong interest in metaphors and symbolism.    In 2016 he was selected by the British Journal of Photography in order to be part of “The Talent Issue: Ones to Watch” and in 2020 Francesco was shortlisted for the “Prix HSBC pour

Amy Woodward (b. 1989) is an award-winning, widely exhibited photographic artist currently living and working on Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi Country (Sunshine Coast) Australia. She works in the fields of portraiture, still life and landscape. Intrigued by the quiet magnificence, fragility, and fleeting nature of everyday life, Amy approaches her practice with a deep sensitivity and reverence for all stages of life. Using an honest, intimate storytelling approach and working with a mixture of digital, medium format, and 35mm film, she creates imagery that is both deeply personal and visually arresting. Awards: 2021 – Bowness Photography Prize finalist, Australian Photography Awards

Leonardo Taddei was born in 1995. He spent his childhood living in the countryside, immediately forming a strong bond with nature. This bond will also be clearly visible in his works, in which the elements of nature are often present. He graduated in 2018 from the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence developing a strong interest in photo books. In 2021 he released his first book “This bird had flown” thanks to a crowdfunding campaign with the SelfSelf Books publishing house. In the same year, he was selected for an artistic residency at the ISSP school. He is currently

Eylül Ezik is a fashion photographer based in Istanbul,Turkey. she is graduated from Istanbul university, English Literature and then having a passion for photography she educated in Istanbul fashion academy, fashion photography. From literature to photography she creates a visual language in fashion area, specifically editorial photography. Story- telling is the main thing in her works and her source of inspirations are movies, narrations, cultures and daily life itself. www.eylulezik.com

Ben Osborne lives and works in East Sussex, England. Working with both film and digital cameras his work has largely focused on rural and suburban landscapes in England, France and Spain. www.benjaminosborne.co/

Pietro Bucciarelli b.1998 Italy. Focusing on visual research aimed at finding aesthetic answers full of meanings at times explicit and at times the result of lies, fables, and dreams. There are many natural elements that he tells, and he sees the person as fragmented pieces of matter, he defines himself as a photographer of nothingness. Since September 2021, he has been permanently at Fabrica Research Center for 6 months. www.instagram.com/pietro_bucciarelli/

Fashion & Documentary photographer/director from the East of England. Charlie was born & raised in a town on the very edge of the UK known as Great Yarmouth. He was given an old 35mm camera from his father at the young age of 13. Since this day Charlie has always taken photographs of his friends & his hometown. Having learned everything by intuition & curiosity, his style reflects the innocence & warmth of growing up on the coast of Norfolk. To this day, all of Charlie’s work is shot on film as he believes taking photographs should not be rushed

American artist Jeff Bark’s series of elaborately constructed photographs depict contemporary urban motifs, such as the debris of American consumerism with an opulent, Dutch master quality of light and tone. In his seductive, allegorical portraits Ingres’ La Grand Odalisque, Eric Fischl, the Brothers Grimm, and David Lynch meet. Bark creates mysterious tableaus, exploring exterior and interior, myth and desire. Jeff shows in Museums and galleries worldwide and works for clients such as Dazed and Confused, AnOther, Dust, V magazine, LVMH, Mercedes Benz, and Droga5. jeffbark.com

​Sofia Uslenghi was born in 1985 in Reggio Calabria and she is currently based in Milan, Italy. She started taking photographs at the age of 18, experimenting with film and digital. For some years now the focus of her work is on self-portraits. Initially inspired by Cindy Sherman, for the use of irony, bright colors, and sharp lines, she later approached photographers and painters who interpreted portraits with a very personal style as Egon Schiele, Francis Bacon, Frida Khalo, and Paolo Roversi. Her photographs have been exhibited in Italy and Switzerland and are part of important private collections, together with

London-based photographer Paolo Zerbini has published two books with worldwide distribution and taken part in several group shows including Milan Triennale, Marsell Art Gallery, and Armani Silos. Having started his photography education in the United States, Paolo went on pursuing his career in the UK where he is now based. He graduated from The University of Gloucestershire and holds a Ba(honour) in Photography. He has contributed to American Vogue, Numero Berlin, and participated at Photo Vogue in Milan. Commercial clients include: Gucci, Etro, Zegna. Paolo is co-founder of Bellissimo World, the editorial photographic performance taking place once a year. www.paolozerbini.com