Twelve photographers
Paolo Pellegrin
Italian, b. 1964
Paolo Pellegrin, born in Rome, initially studied architecture beginning in 1982 before discovering his passion lay in photography. He attended the Instituto Italiano di Fotografia in Rome from 1985 to 1987, and began to work as an assistant to several photographers while starting his first personal projects. Pellegrin is known for his ability to traverse distinct subjects and themes within photography, yet maintain an artistic eye for images that are both spare and dramatic. After having worked unsatisfactorily in commercial and industrial photography, Pellegrin made the transition to photojournalism. The subjects with which he occupies himself include immigration, AIDS, terrorism and voodoo.
In 1995 Pellegrin began a project about the porn industry, on which he is still working. In various cities - Paris, Budapest, Los Angeles - he depicts the making of porn films. He shows what goes on both in front as well as behind the scenes: sex as a commodity, shown, often humorously, in a personal style. In 1996 Pellegrin was one of the participants of the World Press Master class, with a series about children in Bosnia.
Pellegrin has traveled all over the world, and has captured the effects of war and poverty on society. In 1995, he completed a reportage on AIDS in Uganda, which won him first prize at World Press Photo. Pellegrin went to Kosovo in 1999 to document the mass exodus of ethnic Albanians from the country, and their subsequent return as refugees. He partook in a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at the New York Fashion Week alongside fellow Italian and Magnum photographer Alex Majoli, and more recently traveled to Israel and joined the Israeli Army on a secret night mission--the only photographer ever allowed to do so.
© Paolo Pallegrin / Magnum Photos
The winner of numerous awards, including a prestigious Hasselblad Grant, the Euro Fuji Award/Italy and the Leica Medal of Excellence in 2001, and the Overseas Press Club Olivier Rebbot Award, Pablo Pellegrin became a Magnum nominee in 2001 and has been a full member since 2005. He continues to live and work in Rome.
Exhibitions
2006 “Traces” - Galleria Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy “Traces of War ” - Malmö Museer, Malmo, Sweden
2004 “Israel and Palestine” - Bildens Hus Fotomuseet, Sundsvall, Sweden
2002 Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden
Awards
2006 1st Prize in category “General News”, World Press Photo
2006 W. Eugene Smith Award, USA
2004 Overseas Press Club, Olivier Rebbot Award for funeral of Yasir Arafat
2004 2nd Prize, World Press Photo
2003 Marco Pesaresi Scholarship
2001 EuroFuji Award/Italy
2001 Leica Medal of Excellence
2000 1st Prize in category: “People in the News”; World Press Photo
2000 Hasselblad Grant 2000 Honorable Mention, Robert Capa Gold Medal Award
2000 Honorable Mention, Hansel-Meith Award
1999 3rd Prize in category: “Portraits”; World Press Photo
1997 International Photofestival, Gijon, Spain
1996 Kodak Young Photographer Award – Visa D’Or, Perpignan, France
1996 EuroFuji Award/Italy 1995 1st Prize in category: “Daily Life”; World Press Photo
1995 Finalist, W. Eugene Smith Award
Books
2002 Kosovo 1999-2000: The Flight of Reason, Trolley, USA
2001 L'au de la est la, Le Point du Jour, France
1998 Cambodia, Federico Motta Editore, Italy
1997 Bambini (Children), Sinnos, Italy
Paolo Pellegrin, born in Rome, initially studied architecture beginning in 1982 before discovering his passion lay in photography. He attended the Instituto Italiano di Fotografia in Rome from 1985 to 1987, and began to work as an assistant to several photographers while starting his first personal projects. Pellegrin is known for his ability to traverse distinct subjects and themes within photography, yet maintain an artistic eye for images that are both spare and dramatic. After having worked unsatisfactorily in commercial and industrial photography, Pellegrin made the transition to photojournalism. The subjects with which he occupies himself include immigration, AIDS, terrorism and voodoo.
In 1995 Pellegrin began a project about the porn industry, on which he is still working. In various cities - Paris, Budapest, Los Angeles - he depicts the making of porn films. He shows what goes on both in front as well as behind the scenes: sex as a commodity, shown, often humorously, in a personal style. In 1996 Pellegrin was one of the participants of the World Press Master class, with a series about children in Bosnia.
Pellegrin has traveled all over the world, and has captured the effects of war and poverty on society. In 1995, he completed a reportage on AIDS in Uganda, which won him first prize at World Press Photo. Pellegrin went to Kosovo in 1999 to document the mass exodus of ethnic Albanians from the country, and their subsequent return as refugees. He partook in a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at the New York Fashion Week alongside fellow Italian and Magnum photographer Alex Majoli, and more recently traveled to Israel and joined the Israeli Army on a secret night mission--the only photographer ever allowed to do so.
© Paolo Pallegrin / Magnum Photos
The winner of numerous awards, including a prestigious Hasselblad Grant, the Euro Fuji Award/Italy and the Leica Medal of Excellence in 2001, and the Overseas Press Club Olivier Rebbot Award, Pablo Pellegrin became a Magnum nominee in 2001 and has been a full member since 2005. He continues to live and work in Rome.
Exhibitions
2006 “Traces” - Galleria Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy “Traces of War ” - Malmö Museer, Malmo, Sweden
2004 “Israel and Palestine” - Bildens Hus Fotomuseet, Sundsvall, Sweden
2002 Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden
Awards
2006 1st Prize in category “General News”, World Press Photo
2006 W. Eugene Smith Award, USA
2004 Overseas Press Club, Olivier Rebbot Award for funeral of Yasir Arafat
2004 2nd Prize, World Press Photo
2003 Marco Pesaresi Scholarship
2001 EuroFuji Award/Italy
2001 Leica Medal of Excellence
2000 1st Prize in category: “People in the News”; World Press Photo
2000 Hasselblad Grant 2000 Honorable Mention, Robert Capa Gold Medal Award
2000 Honorable Mention, Hansel-Meith Award
1999 3rd Prize in category: “Portraits”; World Press Photo
1997 International Photofestival, Gijon, Spain
1996 Kodak Young Photographer Award – Visa D’Or, Perpignan, France
1996 EuroFuji Award/Italy 1995 1st Prize in category: “Daily Life”; World Press Photo
1995 Finalist, W. Eugene Smith Award
Books
2002 Kosovo 1999-2000: The Flight of Reason, Trolley, USA
2001 L'au de la est la, Le Point du Jour, France
1998 Cambodia, Federico Motta Editore, Italy
1997 Bambini (Children), Sinnos, Italy