BIOGRAPHY

Erik Messori is based in Italy. He began his photographic career with local newpapers in his native Italian region. In 2003 he began working freelance for publications such as the La Lettre de la Photographie, Photojournale, Vision Magazine, Private Magazine, The Australian, Bite Magazine, Visura Magazine, Social DocumentaryMagazine, Corriere della Sera, and PeaceReporter Magazine. He cooperates with News International and A.N.S.A. During career he has photographed International stories in Albania, Kosovo, India, Chernobyl, Belarus, Bangladesh, Italy, Vietnam and Australia, as well as the war of Camorra in Naples and earthquake in Aquila in 2009. His Chernobyl work was published in the book CONNECTIONS ACROSS A HUMAN PLANET of Photojournale.

His awards include:

Honourable Mention at the F.C.C.T. 2011

Special Mention at the Lucca Photo Fest 2011

Honourable Mention at the I.P.A. 2010

Award of Merit at the Fotoweek DC 2009

Finalist at the L.P.D.F. 2009 in Photojournalist Story

He has had several exhibitions including:

2012 INDIAN COAL - F.C.C.T. - Bangkok - Thailand

2011 INDIAN COAL - L.P.F. 2011 - Lucca - Italy

2011 AFTERSIDR - Chobi Mela VI -Dhaka- Bangladesh

2010 AS YOU LIVE - Reggio Emilia - Italy

2010 KANUN - San Diego - USA

2009 AFTERSIDR - Reggio Emilia - Italy

2009 AFTERSIDR - FotoWeek DC -Washington dc - USA

2008 SILENCES OF CHERNOBYL - Naples - Italy

2008 DENIED LIVES -Turin - Italy