| Categories | Photography |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Gente di Fotografia is an Italian semiannual photography magazine, founded in Palermo by publisher Ettore Zanfi in 1994. [1] Since 2006, it has been directed by Franco Carlisi. [2] In 2011, its legal and administrative headquarters were moved to Modena. The magazine is published by Shot Publishing S.r.l.s. in print format, without advertising, and focuses on contemporary photography through portfolios, critical essays, and industry analysis. [3] It is distributed to specialized libraries and participates in trade fairs such as the MIA Photo Fair. [4]
Issues of the magazine are preserved at many international institutions, including the Princeton University Library, [5] the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze [6] and the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford. [7] In 2011, the magazine was included among Italian scientific journals for Area 11 (Historical, Philosophical, Pedagogical, and Psychological Sciences). [8]
Gente di Fotografia also publishes books through two editorial lines: Edizioni Gente di Fotografia and the series I Quaderni di Gente di Fotografia, started in 2013. [9] In 2016, Antonella Monzoni’s Ferita Armena won the Marco Bastianelli Award for the best photography book published in Italy. [10] [11] Alessandro Mallamaci’s photobook Un luogo bello won the InTarget Award and was presented at the Photolux Festival in Lucca in 2024. The book was also selected for exhibition at the Belfast Photo Festival in 2022 and the FORMAT International Photography Festival in Derby, United Kingdom, in 2023. [12] [13] [14]
The magazine publishes essays and commentary by scholars and professionals from various disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, literature, and cultural communication. Contributors include Alberto Giovanni Biuso [15] , Sergio Labate [16] , Enrico Palma [17] , Loredana Cavalieri [18] , Vittorio Iervese [19] and Salvatore Bartolotta [20] .
The magazine has featured works by numerous Italian and international photographers. Notable contributors include Letizia Battaglia, Carlo Mollino, Lorenzo Cicconi Massi , and Gusmano Cesaretti. International contributors include Aida Muluneh [21] , Jessica Todd Harper [22] , Claudius Schulze [23] , and Siân Davey [24] . [25]
The magazine collaborates with the MIA Photo Fair for photography contests, including Off-The-Wall [26] , Welcome to My Unknown curated by Erik Kessels [27] , and the iPost Photography Award [28] . It also collaborates with the Premio Castelfiorentino per le Arti for photography contests. [29]