Paolo Pellegrin
photographer
Paolo Pellegrin is an Italian photojournalist and photographer born in Rome in 1964. He studied architecture at Sapienza University of Rome before transitioning to photography studies at the Istituto Italiano di Fotografia in 1986. A full member of Magnum Photos since 2005, Pellegrin has received numerous accolades, including ten World Press Photo awards. His work often focuses on humanitarian crises, conflict zones, and humanistic subjects, covering regions such as Bosnia, Uganda, Romania, Lebanon, and Darfur. He is known for his evocative imagery documenting the aftermath of war and social issues like HIV/AIDS.[4,5]
- humanitarian crisis
- conflict photography
- children in need
- HIV/AIDS
Books
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Bambini€230.00
Works by Paolo Pellegrin
- 1996 Bambini First book published on his work about children in Bosnia, Uganda and Romania.
- 1998 Cambodia Project for Médecins Sans Frontières.
- 2002 Kosovo 1999-2000: The Flight of Reason
- 2007 As I Was Dying Published in seven languages.
Exhibitions
- 2015 Paolo Pellegrin: As I was dying
Awards
- 1995 World Press Photo award (Uganda)
- 1997 City of Gijòn International Prize of Photojournalism
- 1998 World Press Photo award (Cambodia)
- 2001 Leica Medal of Excellence
- 2002 Hansel Mieth Prize
- 2004 Olivier Rebbot prize
- 2006 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography
- 2007 Robert Capa Gold medal