Sara is a photographer, anthropologist, and journalist based in Rome, Italy.
She is interested in stories that are not seemed to find a legitimate place in the mainstream narration, while documenting social and environmental changes.
Intrigued by the beauty of silence, transformation, and stillness.
Education
- 2022 – Master in Photojournalism at the Institute of Photography of Rome (ISFCI Academy)
- 2018 – MA with honors in Media, Digital Communications and Journalism at the University of Rome La Sapienza
- 2016 – BA in Anthropology at the University of Rome La Sapienza
Awards and opportunities
- 2023: Budapest International Photo Award (BIFA) – Honorable mention (fine art/collage)
- 2023: Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) – Gold prize (fine art/collage)
- 2023: Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award shortlist
- 2023: Bruxelles Art Vue Winter Prize – Special Mention + catalogue
- 2022 December: Heather B. Mattera Winter Scholarship 2023 (two photographers)
- 2022 November: Italia Underground – Viaggio fotografico nell’Italia avvelenata: Inchieste per la sostenibilitá
- 2022 November: Magnum Photos/Armani Silos free workshop opportunity in Milan (15 Italian photographers under 30)
- 2022 October: Trieste Photo Days – collective exhibition + book “Worlds of Women” a tribute to Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas
- 2022 September: International Photography Awards – Honorable mention (deeper perspective category)
- 2022 August: Canon Student Development Programme 2022 – workshop in Girona and Perpignan (30 photographers from Africa, Europe, and Middle East)
- 2022 July: Canon Student Development Programme 2022 – Mentorship programme (100 photographers from Africa, Europe, and Middle East)
- 2022: Finalist at Siena International Photo Awards 2022
- Media, Digital Communications and Journalism Outstanding Graduate of the Year