Giulio Piscitelli (Naples 1981) is an editorial and documentary photographer.
His work is mainly focused on current events and in particular he documented the migratory phenomenon in Europe, Harraga (2009-2024), a long-term project still ongoing, of which a book was published in 2017 by Contrasto Books.
Over the years he has produced stories of international relevance and publishing his reports in some of the major international newspapers.
From 2013 to 2023 he was a staff member of Contrasto agency and since 2019 he is a regular contributor to the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
Piscitelli is also a teacher and speaker, using his photographic works to share information and raise awareness on issues of great importance such as the ongoing crises of our time. He has been lecturer at the Università Suor Orsola Benincasa, L’orientale University, Collegio Universitario Luigi Lucchini, Speaker at the festivals of Emergency, Internazionale, Journalism festival of Perugia, he had photography courses at Fotoimage school in Bologna, Scuola del libro, DAM; New York Encounters meetings; Scuola Romana di Fotografia.
Awards and Exhibitions
2024- Screening of “My neighbor, the enemy” at the Visa Perpignan Festival 2024- Finalist Cortona on the move award, Harraga Project
2024- Finalist Cagnoni award, Lost memories project
2023- Retrospective at Palazzo Todesco, Vittorio Veneto
2022 – Ancona Foto Festival – Ukraine, My neighbor, the enemy
2021 – IMP Festival – Zakhem project
2019 – Solo Exhibition Old Truman brewery of London, Zakhem project
2019- 1st prize World report award non profit category with related exhibition, Zakhem project 2018- Solo Exhibition Casa Emergency Milan, Zakhem project
2018- Solo Exhibition Maison des Metallos Paris, Harraga project
2017 – Finalist Eugene Smith Fund, Harraga project
2017 – Solo Exhibition Forma Meravigli Gallery Milan , Harraga project
2017 – 1st place Ponchielli Prize, Harraga project
2016 – Finalist Leica Oscar Barnak Award, Informal facilities of Calais
2016 – NPPA Honor mention international news
2016 – Group Exhibition MED photo festival Crete, On the road of diaspora
2016 – Group exhibition Annenberg space for Photography, Informal facilities of Calais 2016 – 3rd place Poyi World understanding award, Harraga project
2016 – Solo Exhibition War Photo Limited Space Croatia, Balkan route
2015 – Exhibition Lodi festival of Ethical photography, Harraga project
2015 – Solo Exhibition La Maternitè d’Elne, Harraga project
2015 – National photography award city of Benevento as best young photographer of the year 2015 – World report award Master Category, Harraga project
2015 – Exhibition Visa Pour L’Image Perpignan, Harraga project
2014 – Group Exhibition and award finalist Hannover photo festival, Harraga project 2013/2015/2016 – Angkor Photo Festival screenings
2013 – Finalist Bayeux de Calvados Award for war correspondents, Syria War
2012 – Magnum emergency Fund grante
2012- Finalist Leica Oscar Barnak Award, Kosovo portrait
2011 – Exhibition and talk at International Festival of Journalism in Perugia, Harraga
2011 – Giancarlo Siani award for the freedom of press
2011 – Group Exhibition Rabi’a Villa Pignatelli Napoli, Harraga
2010 – Solo Exhibition Archivio Parisio Napoli, Rosarno portraits
His work is mainly focused on current events and in particular he documented the migratory phenomenon in Europe, Harraga (2009-2024), a long-term project still ongoing, of which a book was published in 2017 by Contrasto Books.
Over the years he has produced stories of international relevance and publishing his reports in some of the major international newspapers.
From 2013 to 2023 he was a staff member of Contrasto agency and since 2019 he is a regular contributor to the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
Piscitelli is also a teacher and speaker, using his photographic works to share information and raise awareness on issues of great importance such as the ongoing crises of our time. He has been lecturer at the Università Suor Orsola Benincasa, L’orientale University, Collegio Universitario Luigi Lucchini, Speaker at the festivals of Emergency, Internazionale, Journalism festival of Perugia, he had photography courses at Fotoimage school in Bologna, Scuola del libro, DAM; New York Encounters meetings; Scuola Romana di Fotografia.
Awards and Exhibitions
2024- Screening of “My neighbor, the enemy” at the Visa Perpignan Festival 2024- Finalist Cortona on the move award, Harraga Project
2024- Finalist Cagnoni award, Lost memories project
2023- Retrospective at Palazzo Todesco, Vittorio Veneto
2022 – Ancona Foto Festival – Ukraine, My neighbor, the enemy
2021 – IMP Festival – Zakhem project
2019 – Solo Exhibition Old Truman brewery of London, Zakhem project
2019- 1st prize World report award non profit category with related exhibition, Zakhem project 2018- Solo Exhibition Casa Emergency Milan, Zakhem project
2018- Solo Exhibition Maison des Metallos Paris, Harraga project
2017 – Finalist Eugene Smith Fund, Harraga project
2017 – Solo Exhibition Forma Meravigli Gallery Milan , Harraga project
2017 – 1st place Ponchielli Prize, Harraga project
2016 – Finalist Leica Oscar Barnak Award, Informal facilities of Calais
2016 – NPPA Honor mention international news
2016 – Group Exhibition MED photo festival Crete, On the road of diaspora
2016 – Group exhibition Annenberg space for Photography, Informal facilities of Calais 2016 – 3rd place Poyi World understanding award, Harraga project
2016 – Solo Exhibition War Photo Limited Space Croatia, Balkan route
2015 – Exhibition Lodi festival of Ethical photography, Harraga project
2015 – Solo Exhibition La Maternitè d’Elne, Harraga project
2015 – National photography award city of Benevento as best young photographer of the year 2015 – World report award Master Category, Harraga project
2015 – Exhibition Visa Pour L’Image Perpignan, Harraga project
2014 – Group Exhibition and award finalist Hannover photo festival, Harraga project 2013/2015/2016 – Angkor Photo Festival screenings
2013 – Finalist Bayeux de Calvados Award for war correspondents, Syria War
2012 – Magnum emergency Fund grante
2012- Finalist Leica Oscar Barnak Award, Kosovo portrait
2011 – Exhibition and talk at International Festival of Journalism in Perugia, Harraga
2011 – Giancarlo Siani award for the freedom of press
2011 – Group Exhibition Rabi’a Villa Pignatelli Napoli, Harraga
2010 – Solo Exhibition Archivio Parisio Napoli, Rosarno portraits