Franco Zecchin

photographer

Italian^[1] b. 1953, Milan, Italy^[1] active 1975–present

Franco Zecchin is an Italian photographer born in Milan in 1953. He moved to Palermo in 1975, where he became a professional photographer documenting the Mafia, political corruption, and social conditions in Sicily. In 1977, alongside Letizia Battaglia, he co-founded a Cultural Centre for Photography. He was also among the founders of the Documentation Center against the Mafia 'G. Impastato' in 1980. Zecchin became a nominated member of the Magnum agency in 1988. His work is internationally recognized for its documentation of Sicily between 1975 and 1993, and he later conducted extensive research on nomadism globally from 1990 to 1995. He currently lives and works in Marseille, France.^[1]

Mafia
Sicily
Nomadism
Social conditions

Books

Chroniques siciliennes
Letizia Battaglia, Franco Zecchin

Works by Franco Zecchin

1989 Chroniques siciliennes Centre National Photographie · book · French · ISBN 2867540534 Co-authored with Letizia Battaglia.
2019 Continente Sicilia Postcart · book
1998 Nomades Editions de la Martinière · book
2006 Dovere di Cronaca – The duty to report Peliti Associati · book With L. Battaglia.

Exhibitions

2025 Life in Sicily Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht · solo
2024 Abitare il silenzio – Inhabiting Silence Università di Bologna · solo
2024 Narrazioni Nomadi – In Sicilia e aAltrove Centro Italiano della Fotografia d’Autore, Bibbiena · solo
2023 Continent Sicile Festival Photo Marseille, Marseille · solo
2023 Letizia Festival Fotografico Europeo, Busto Arsizio · solo
2023 Avanti!’ la Battaglia Continua LANGart, Amsterdam · solo
2023 Palermo Mon Amour Fondazione Merz, Torino · solo
2021 Les Îles du milieu L’Arsenal, Musée de Bastia, Bastia · solo
2019 Continente Sicilia Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Palermo · solo
2019 Photographier le silence. Enquête visuelle sur un espace monastique Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille · solo
2018 La condizione umana. Oltre l’istituzione totale Palazzo Ajutamicristo, Palerme · solo
2015 Silesia Foto Art Festival, Bielsko-Biała · solo
2013 Antimafia Musée de l’Arsenal, Métz · solo
2013 Le Noir et le Bleu, un rêve méditerranéen MuCEM, Marseille · solo
2012 Giovanni Falcone – An Italian Hero Embassy of Italy, Washington, DC · solo
2011 Les 30 ans du New York Times Magazine Rencontres d’Arles · solo
2007 Les Nomades de la Mer Festival International de la Photo de Mer, Vannes · solo
2006 The Duty to Report Festival International di Roma, Rome · group
2005 Cavalieri della Mongolia Festival International, Roma · solo
2004 Crime and Corruption : Sicilian Chronicles Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney · solo
2002 Mafiosi inginocchiatevi ! Festival International Photosynkyria, Thessalonique · solo
2001 La Sicile en révolte Centre Andaluz de la Fotografia, Almeria · solo
2000 Je bouge donc je suis Festival International de Biarritz · solo
1999 Nomades Festival Chroniques Nomades, Honfleur · solo
1999 Le monde et l’éphémère Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d’Arles · solo
1997 Kid Size Vitra Design Museum, Rotterdam · solo
1995 La Sicile noire et blanche Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie, Bastia · solo
1995 The Dead National Museum of Photography, Bradford · solo
1995 Un secolo di ritratto Biennale of Venice · solo
1993 Immagini Italiane Coll. Guggenheim, Venice · solo
1993 Sicile Mai de la Photo, Reims · solo
1993 Pollution and public health in the Katowice region Katowice Museum, Poland · solo
1990 Italian Photography FotoFest, Houston · solo
1988 Palermo Centro Storico · solo
1986 Sicily and the Mafia International Museum of Photography, Rochester · solo
1986 Nomades Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris · solo

Awards

1987 New York Times Award
1988 International Award of Journalism
2000 Humanity photo Award

References

Franco Zecchin - BioEnglish link