Alessio Mamo | |
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Known for | Photography and Photojournalism |
Website |
alessiomamo |
Alessio Mamo is an Italian artist and photojournalist.
Mamo was born in on the Italian Island of Sicily. He initially studied in university, but choose instead to travel and pursue a career in photojournalism. In 2007, he earned a degree in photography from the European Institute of Design in Rome. [1]
Mamo works as a freelance photographer in collaboration with Redux Pictures, covering economic, political, and social issues, most notably the European migrant crisis and the Iraqi Civil War. His 2017 image of a convalescing Iraqi boy won the 2nd place prize for the World Press Photo of the Year 2018's People category. [2] [1]
In July 2018 a series of photos Mamo produced in 2011 [3] titled Dreaming Food generated controversy. The photographs, which depicted poor Indian farmers covering their eyes behind a table laden with fake food, were decried by social media as being insensitive, with the outcry in turn generating extensive media coverage. [4] [5] [6] [7] After all the criticism Mamo apologized, saying that it was not his intention to discredit the people he featured in the photoshoot. [8]
During the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic, Mamo documented and photographed his isolation in Catania, Sicily. His photo-essay was published in The Guardian and some of his pictures were widely circulated. [9] [10]
Alessio Mamo | |
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Born | |
Known for | Photography and Photojournalism |
Website |
alessiomamo |
Alessio Mamo is an Italian artist and photojournalist.
Mamo was born in on the Italian Island of Sicily. He initially studied in university, but choose instead to travel and pursue a career in photojournalism. In 2007, he earned a degree in photography from the European Institute of Design in Rome. [1]
Mamo works as a freelance photographer in collaboration with Redux Pictures, covering economic, political, and social issues, most notably the European migrant crisis and the Iraqi Civil War. His 2017 image of a convalescing Iraqi boy won the 2nd place prize for the World Press Photo of the Year 2018's People category. [2] [1]
In July 2018 a series of photos Mamo produced in 2011 [3] titled Dreaming Food generated controversy. The photographs, which depicted poor Indian farmers covering their eyes behind a table laden with fake food, were decried by social media as being insensitive, with the outcry in turn generating extensive media coverage. [4] [5] [6] [7] After all the criticism Mamo apologized, saying that it was not his intention to discredit the people he featured in the photoshoot. [8]
During the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic, Mamo documented and photographed his isolation in Catania, Sicily. His photo-essay was published in The Guardian and some of his pictures were widely circulated. [9] [10]