PAOLO QUADRINI
I am a photojournalist and set photographer, originally from sunny and eternal Rome, Italy.
My love of photography started in the early 90s when I saw an image come up in the
developer tray and I thought it was magical. At that time I was in love with the smell of film, the great beauty of my city and theater photography.
Then I became a professional nomad. I traveled for years to experience the world through photography, always hunting for natural light and candid moments. During those years I was constantly meeting people, finding unexpected moments and seeking adventure.
Now my home is in New York City where I love my work as freelancer.
My photography blends compassion and curiosity. The subjects are mainly social and
political with a rich sense of place and a strong focus on humanity. I am an ICP
alumnus and a regular and proud contributor to Shoot4Change, a non-profit
organization that focuses on humanitarian reportage.
Other than photography, I am a tea lover, computer geek and bike enthusiast.
Awards and Achievements
2024 IPA International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, category One Shot/Searching for Peace – Calm in Conflict
2023 Cewe Photo Award, Shortlisted, category Travel & Culture
2022 Helsinki Photo Festival, Shortlisted
2022 All About Photo Awards, Particular Merit Mention
2022 WMPO Awards – 1st World Masters of Photography, 2 Honorable Mentions, category Contemporary Photography
2022 82nd International Photo Salon of Japan, Winner Overseas Category
2021 TIFA – Tokyo International Foto Awards, Silver Winner Award, category People/Self Portrait
2021 New York Photography Awards, Gold Winner Award, category COVID-19 Related Photography – Portrait
2021 New York Photography Awards, Gold Winner Award, category COVID-19 Related Photography – Social Distancing
2021 Life Framer – Open Call, Shortlisted
2021 BIFA – Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold Winner Award, category Portfolio Personal
2021 ND Awards, Honorable Mention, category Professional – People/Other category
2021 MUSE Photography Awards, Gold Winner Award, special category Covid-19 Related Photography
2021 IPA International Photography Awards, 2nd place, category Professional – People/Self Portrait
2021 IPA International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, category One Shot/Our Times – Lockdown Life
2021 IPA International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, category One Shot/Our Times – Isolation
2021 IPA International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, category People/Street Photography
2021 VIEpa Vienna International Photo Award, Honorable Mention, category Free Subject
2021 MIFA – Moscow International Foto Awards, Silver Winner Award, category Portfolio Personal
2021 Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2021, 2nd place, category Conceptual Photo Project
2021 Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlisted, open submission
2021 HOME ’21 International Photography Prize – Lensculture, Shortlisted
2021 Siena International Photo Awards 2021, Shortlisted
2021 35 awards – 100 Best Photos of the year 2021, Shortlisted
2021 LensPic, SSS – Bronze Medal, category Theme Life (Colour/Monochrome) PSA PIDC
2020 APA – Annual Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, category Portrait
2018 Amerigo Journalism Award, Winner, category Photojournalism
2012 Premio della Nonviolenza 2012, Winner, category Photography
Exhibitions
2023 82nd International Photo Salon Tour Exhibition – Fukushima, Niigata, Aomori – Japan, Group Exhibit
2022 Visuali Italiane Tokyo 2022 – Fondo Malerba per la Fotografia, Roonee 247 Gallery, Tokyo – Japan, Group Exhibit
2022 82nd International Photo Salon Tour Exhibition – Tokyo, Hyogo, Hiroshima, Nagano, Okayama, Niigata – Japan, Group Exhibit
2021 Trieste Photo Days festival 2021 – URBAN International Photo Awards, Museo del Territorio, Cormons – Italy, Group Exhibit
2021 Trieste Photo Days festival 2021 – Tales of the Unwritten, Biblioteca Stelio Crise State, Trieste – Italy, Group Exhibit
2021 Trieste Photo Days festival 2021 – Mythography, Biblioteca Comunale, Lignano Sabbiadoro – Italy, Group Exhibit
2021 The Juried Exhibition – Photography Day, Preus Museum, Horten – Norway, Group Exhibit (Project Coronavirus Therapy added to the Museum permanent collection)
2021 A Story for the Future. The first decade of MAXXI Museum, Museo Maxxi, Rome – Italy, Group Exhibit
2020 Life in the Time of Coronavirus – Bresciani Visual Art Gallery, Rome – Italy, Group Exhibit
2020 The Human Portrait – Dallas Center for Photography, Dallas – USA, Group Exhibit
2020 Cortona on the Move – The COVID-19 Visual Project, Cortona on the Move, Tuscany – Italy, Group Exhibit
2020 Fotodemic – Reflections on a changing time, New York – USA, Group Exhibit
2020 Trieste Photo Days festival 2020 – URBAN International Photo Awards, Palazzo Meizlik, Aquileia – Italy, Group Exhibit
2018 Monlam. Viaggio fotografico nella preghiera tibetana – Libreria La Cura, Roseto degli Abruzzi – Italy, Solo Exhibit
2017 Hidden Narratives – ICP International Center of Photography, New York – USA, Group Exhibit
2014 Roma come Lampedusa. Racconti dalla Città invisibile – Libreria Franco Basaglia, Rome – Italy, Group Exhibit
2012 Shoot4Change – 4 Continents 4 Change – Soho Photo Gallery, New York – USA, Group Exhibit
Books and Magazines
2021 URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets vol. 07, Italy, Group Book
2021 Tales of the Unwritten, Italy, Group Book
2021 Mythography – Vol. 01, Italy, Group Book
2021 The Human Portrait Exhibition Book, USA, Group Book
2020 URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets vol. 06, Italy, Group Book
2018 New York Edited. Out of Place, Germany, Group Book
2009 Erbacce Racconti Indiani Alberto Gaffi Editore, Italy, Book Cover
2021 Musée Magazine issue #26 Spaces, USA, Group Magazine
2020 F-Stop Magazine issue #102 August – September 2020, USA, Group Magazine
2020 Portrait Magazine issue #8, International, Group Magazine
2012 E – Il Mensile by Emergency, Italy, Group Magazine