2013 Sony World Photography Awards - 3rd Place, Lifestyle, Professional Competition
Fausto Podavini was born in Rome, where he currently lives and works. After graduating from the Technical Institute of Electronics, he received his Master's degree in Reportage at the Photography Academy "John Kaverdash" in Milan. He began his photographic journey first as an assistant and studio photographer, gradually approaching photo-reportage. After abandoning studio photography to devote himself exclusively to reportage, he embarked a freelance career, working with various non-profit organizations for the realization of reports in Italy, Peru, Kenya and Ethiopia, where he also pursued personal photo projects. In 2009, he began a collaboration with the Collective WSP, where in addition to his work as a photojournalist he teaches photojournalism. His various reports from Africa, South America and India, Podavini has carried out important work in Italy, such as a report on sports for the disabled, a report in a juvenile prison and a project on Alzheimer's disease, with which he won the Daily Life award from World Press Photo in 2013. His work has won international awards such as finalist of the 2019 FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo, The World Press Photo in 2013 and 2018, PoyI in 2016 and 2018 and Sony's as well as the Yves Rocher Grant. He has been published in 6Mois, La Vie, Le Monde, GEO ES, Geo FR, Geo GE, Stern, Internazionale, Donna Moderna, Espresso, D Repubblica, National Geographic, Days Japan. Podavini's photographs have been exhibited in major cities such as New York, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Rome.
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