I AM | FACCILONGO

Antonio Faccilongo is an Italian documentary photographer, represented by Getty Reportage, photography professor at Rome University of Fine Arts and didactic coordinator at Centro Romano di Fotografia e Cinema.

After graduating in communication sciences, and then obtaining a masters in photojournalism, he focused his attention on Asia and the Middle East, principally in Israel and Palestine, covering social, political and cultural issues.

Documenting the aftermath of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in West Bank and Gaza Strip, he sought to unveil and highlight the humanitarian issues hidden within one of the world’s most reported conflicts, because too often it is shown only as a place of war and conflict.

His long-term projects about women and their families in Palestine have received several awards and grants including FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo, Getty editorial grant, 1st prize World Understanding Award at POYi Pictures of the year International, Best color documentary at Gomma Grant, 1st prize at LuganoPhotoDays, 1st prize at Umbria World Fest, 1st prize at Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards, 2nd Prize at PhMuseum and was finalist at Visa D'or feature, Lucas Dolega award adn shortlisted at Alexia Foundation.

Furthermore his long-term projects have been exhibited internationally at numerous shows and festivals including World Press Photo Festival, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Zoom Festival, PHmuseum online photobook festival, Buenos Aires Biennial, screened at Visa pour l'image Perpignan and was included on global campaign #WomenMatter against the violence toward women made by Dysturb.

His work and assignments have been published in some of the most prominent international publications including National Geographic, Time, Stern, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Geo, The Guardian, 6Mois, Paris Match, Focus, Sette, L'Espresso, Internazionale and many others.