AWARDS

2022      IPA | International Photography Awards – 3rd Prize Winner “THE SOUL OF JAPAN: Profound Tranquility or Modern Loneliness?” – Pro Category: People.
2022      IPA | International Photography Awards
– Honorable Mentions “MAMUTHONES & ISSOHADORES: Ancient Pagan Carnival” – Pro Category: People Traditions/Culture.
2016      TIFA | Tokyo International Foto Awards  – Honorable Mention in the Book Documentary Professional Category with: “BEAUTY IN HELL: Beauty over Drama” Project.
2016      TIFA | Tokyo International Foto Awards 
– Honorable Mention, Fine Art Portrait Professional Category with: “POWER RANGERS: Laughing from the heart”.
2016      IPA | International Photography Awards
– Honorable Mention: “Family of Man” Competition. Childhood Category.
2016      IPA | International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention: “Family of Man” Competition. Love Category.
2016      Px3 | Prix De La Photographie
(Paris) – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: Press/Featured Story.
2015      Black & White Spider Awards
– 2 Honorable Mentions – Pro Category: Photo Journalism.
2015     
Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) – 3rd Prize Bronze Medal Winner – Pro Category: Portraiture.
2015      Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: Nature/Landscape.
2015      Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: Portraiture/Culture.
2014      LensCulture Portrait Awards (UK) – Award Winning Finalists – Pro Category: Portrait/Documentary.
2014      Px3 | Prix De La Photographie
(Paris) – 1st Prize Gold Medal Winner – Pro Category: Press.
2014      Px3 | Annual Curators Challenge
(Paris) – 1st Prize – 1 of 40 images selected by Bill Hunt, Curator (New York) & Daphne Angles, Photo Editor NY Times (Paris).
2014      IPA | International Photography Awards  – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: Photo Essay & Feature Story.
2014      IPA | International Photography Awards  – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: Social Cause.
2014      IPA | International Photography Awards  – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: Environmental.
2014      IPA | International Photography Awards  – Honorable Mention – Pro Category: General News.
2014      HIPA | Hamdan International Photography Award – “Creating The future” (Dubai) – Shortlisted Finalist, Street Life Category.
2013      The Allard Prize Photo Competition for International Integrity (Canada) – 1st prize, November 2013 edition.

 

EXHIBITIONS

2022     FLUX COLLECTIVE X CLOUDFEST – curated by MISA ARTMARKET (misa.art) at Cloudfest – Group Exhibition – 1 NFT PHOTO (edition of 10) from the PORTRAITS OF STRENGTH: Women in Ethnic Vietnam | March 22-24, 2022, in Rust, Germany.
2022     FREEDOM EXHIBITION – curated by MISA ARTMARKET (misa.art) at the Musee DezentralGroup Exhibition – 1 NFT PHOTO (edition of 10) from the PORTRAITS OF STRENGTH: Women in Ethnic Vietnam | 16 March.
2016      MILAN PHOTO FESTIVAL | “PERIFERIE: Immagini e Parole”
 – Group Exhibition – 3 photos from the Beauty In Hell Project | 7 to 26 May, Milan.
2015      Poltu Quatu Resort
– Solo Exhibition: “Beauty In Hell” + “Wabi-Sabi” Projects | 12 June – 13 Sept. Poltu Quatu Resort, Costa Smeralda, Sardinina, Italy.
2015      Chiang Mai Documentary Arts Festival (France Cultural Center) – Group Exhibition: 40 winning images from the Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) Annual Curators Challenge | 1-28 February.
2014      
Fondazione Ghisla Art Collection (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art), Locarno (Switzerland)Solo Exhibition “Beauty In Hell” | 22/10 to 31/12/2014.
2014      Rooftop Gallery (in collaboration with Le Flux Asia) – Group Exhibition: 40 winning images from the Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) Annual Curators Challenge, selected by special guest curators Bill Hunt (Curator, NY – Patron L’Oeil De La Photographie) & Daphne Angles (Photo Editor NY Times, Paris) – 17 Oct, Bangkok, Thailand.
2014      Solo Exhibition in Locarno (Switzerland) at SWICA main offices – during the PARDO International Film Festival | 8 August to 18 October 2014.
2014      Art Photo Index by PhotoEye (Santa Fe, California) – Member on invitation – Selected network of Fine Art Photographers.
2013      Arles Photo Festival (Le Magasin de Jouets Galerie) – Group Exhibition as Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) First Prize Winner (Press Professional Category) and Annual Curators Challenge Winner | 4 July, Cave de Tinquetaille, Arles.
2013      Espace Beaurepaire, Paris – Group Exhibition: 40 winning images from the Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris) Annual Curators Challenge.
2013      La Biennale di Venezia 2013 – Solo Exhibition, Bangladesh Pavillion | Venice 2013.
2013      Solo Exhibition at Palazzo Cusani – “Beauty In Hell” Project – Milan | November 2013.

 

PERMANENT COLLECTION

2014-22     FONDAZIONE GHISLA ART COLLECTION (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art | Locarno, Switzerland) – 2 photographs 100×70 cm from the “Beauty In Hell” Project (in their unique copy) became part of the permanent Modern Art Ghisla Art Collection.

 

PUBLICATIONS & EXTRAS

2022      SUPER RARE: MASTERCLASSES/WORKSHOPSA series of 4 MASTERCLASSES & PHOTOGRAPHY DISCUSSIONS on SuperRare Discord: “THE DEPTHS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART”, “WORKING THE SHOT”, “COLOR OR BLACK&WHITE?”, “THE CODE OF ETHICS IN PHOTOGRAPHY”. All available on SuperRare “Content_archive” Discord channel. March/April 2022.
2017      LensCulture Feaured Photo Story“THE SOUL OF JAPAN: Profound Tranquility or Modern Loneliness?” Project featured in the LensCulture Network Gallery among a select group of top photographers selected for the curated gallery , October 2017.
2016      LIFE FORCE MAGAZINE – “Beauty In Hell” Project featured in LIFE FORCE MAGAZINE, June 2016 issue.
2016      SDN Presents: Ten Exhibits Honoring Women on International Women’s Day – “Portraits of Strengh: Ethnic women in North Vietnam” selected by SDN as 1 of 10 stories to celebrate Women’s Day. March 2016.
2016      LensCulture Interview
– Featured on LensCulture “Success Stories” and a video interview about me, my work, my projects and the LensCulture Portrait Awards (winning finalists in 2014).
2015      Official 2015 Catalog, Ghisla Art Collection (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art)
– Permanent collection.
2015      Px3 | Prix De La Photographie (Paris)
– Annual Photo Book 2014.
2014      LensCulture – Contemporary Photography
(UK) – Published, Editors’ Picks.
2014      Tele Ticino (Lugano, Switzerland)
– live Interview & Presentation of  the “Beauty In Hell” Project and Exhibition in Locarno.
2014     
Kunst Magazin – Article, Beauty In Hell Project and Exhibition.
2014      LensCulture – Article
25 Top Winning Finalists of the LensCulture Portrait Awards 2014.
2014      Oggi Treviso
Interview and article.
2013      HIPA (Hamdan International Photography Award)Annual Photo Book 2013/2014 “Creating the Future” – Dubai, 2014.
2013      Witness Journal (N.58) – Official Selection with “Beauty In Hell”
2013      Social Documentary Featured Exhibit.
2013      National Geographic Daily DozenYour Shot, Nov 08, 2013.

 


ESPACE BEAUREPAIRE, PARIS
Group Exhibition: Photography Awards, the 40 winning images from the Px3 | Prix De La Photographie, Annual Curators Challenge | Paris, 2014

Photography Awards

 


FONDAZIONE GHISLA ART COLLECTION (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art), LOCARNO (Switzerland)
Solo Exhibition “Beauty In Hell 2013-2014” | 22 October to 31 December 2014 – Locarno 2015
2 photographs 100×70 cm became part of the permanent Ghisla Art Collection.

Photography Exhibition

 


CHIANG MAI DOCUMENTARY ARTS FESTIVAL, THAILAND
Group Exhibition: 1 of 40 winning images from the PX3 Annual Curators Challenge | Photography Awards PX3 | 1-28 February – Chang Mai, 2015

PX3 Curators Challenge Exhibition in Bangkok, Rooftop Gallery

 


IN CONJUNCTION WITH LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
Solo Exhibition, Photography Awards, Bangladesh Pavillion, 2013

Biennale Venezia

 


POLTU QUATU RESORT, COSTA SMERALDA, SARDININA
Personal Exhibition: “Beauty In Hell” + “Wabi-Sabi” Projects | 12 June to 13 October 2015

Poltu Quatu Exhibition

 

 


PALAZZO CUSANI, MILAN
Presentation/Exhibition “Beauty In Hell: Beauty over Drama” Project  | November 2013

Beauty In Hell

 


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