Michele Palazzi
Michele Palazzi | |
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| Born | November 27 1984 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | World Press Photo Award for Daily Life, first prize stories |
| Website | michelepalazziphotographer |
Michele Palazzi (born 27 November 1984) is an Italian photographer and World Press Photo prize winner.
Biography[edit]
Palazzi is an Italian photographer born in Rome. In 2007 he gained a three-year master's degree in Photography at the Scuola Romana di Fotografia. In 2013 he received the First Prize of Environmental Photographer of the Year Award[1] by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. Between 2012 and 2013 he started working on Black Gold Hotel a long term project about the modernization impact in Mongolia, which has been awarded with the First Prize in the Daily Life category - Stories of the World Press Photo 2015.[2] In 2019 Palazzi published his first book, Finisterrae: terra di confine and in 2021 published the second one, Mongolia Felix with a text written by Giovanni Lindo Ferretti.[3]
He lives in Rome and he is represented by the Contrasto agency.[4] He's currently working as a photography teacher at the Rome University of Fine Arts.[5]
Publications[edit]
- Finisterrae: terra di confine. Livorno: Origini Edizioni, 2019. ISBN 9788831429009.
- Mongolia Felix Livorno: Origini Edizioni, 2021. ISBN 9788831429023.
Collections[edit]
Palazzi's work is held in the following public collections:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, FR: 1 print (as of January 2020)[6]
Prizes and awards[edit]
- 2011 Center Awards “Migrant Workers Journey” 1st Prize Project Launch Award [7]
- 2013 Environmental Photographer of the Year “Gone with the Dust #02” 1st Prize Environmental Photographer of the Year Award [1]
- 2015 World Press Photo “Black Gold Hotel” 1st Prize Daily Life, Stories [2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013". The Guardian. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ a b "Michele Palazzi - 2015 Photo Contest". Worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ "Mongolia Felix". Originiedizioni.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Contrasto". Contrasto.it. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Rome University Of Fine Arts". Unirufa.it. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "Michele Palazzi". Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- ^ "The Curve: Center Award Winners, 2011" New Mexico Museum of Art, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Interview with Michele Palazzi on Wired.com
- Video interview with Michele Palazzi at World Press Photo
- Interview with Michele Palazzi on CNN.com
- Interview with Michele Palazzi on LensCulture
- Interview with Michele Palazzi on DOMUS
- Video interview with Michele Palazzi by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
