Fabio Bucciarelli

Fabio Bucciarelli is an Italian photographer, journalist, and author known internationally for his documentation of conflicts and humanitarian crises. Bucciarelli’s evocative images not only capture the human experience but also engage viewers on a visceral level, encouraging deep reflection on the complexities of the modern world. Recognized as one of the most influential photojournalists of our time, Bucciarelli collaborates with leading editorial platforms, including La Repubblica, Die Zeit, and The New York Times, and his work has earned several international awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal, multiple World Press Photo, multiple Sony World Photography Awards, the Visa d’Or News, the Lucie Award, and The Bayeux-Calvados for War Correspondents. He has also won thirteen POY, including the title of Photographer of the Year in 2019.

Over the past decade, Fabio Bucciarelli has complemented his work as a photojournalist with extensive writing and teaching activities. Since 2009, he has contributed dispatches from conflict zones for Il Fatto Quotidiano and co-authored a book on the Libyan war with Stefano Citati. He has also published three long-term photographic books, further developing his narrative approach through exhibitions and author-driven projects.

Alongside his editorial work, Fabio has developed an ongoing educational practice, leading international courses, workshops, and masterclasses in photojournalism across Europe and beyond. Over the years, he has been invited to share his experience at institutions and events such as the International Journalism Festival, Bocconi University, Repubblica delle Idee, Visa pour l’Image, the Turin International Book Fair, the Bronx Documentary Center, and the Frontline Club, among others. He has also taken part in TEDx talks and appeared on Italian television programs, including Che Tempo Che Fa and Piazza Pulita. In 2022, he worked as a correspondent for RAI TG3 covering the war in Ukraine.

Bakhitata Mohammad Zen, 11 years old, lies in a bed at the Al-Bait Teaching Hospital after being injured in the explosion of an improvised explosive device. She lost three fingers on her right hand and part of her right foot. Her mother, Fatima, stays by her side, taking care of her. El Obeid, Kordofan, Sudan. April 10, 2026. ©Fabio Bucciarelli

udanese children and women displaced from Kordofan are currently sheltered at the Al-Mina Al-Muwahad camp, on the outskirts of El Obeid, where more than 36,000 people are living in extremely fragile conditions. ©Fabio Bucciarelli

The Angola camp in Mayo, on the western outskirts of Khartoum, where approximately 80,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are sheltering amid ongoing conflict and displacement caused by clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan, April 6, 2026. © Fabio Bucciarelli

Just landed refugees walk from the port's dock to the first reception center in Augusta (Italy) on June 20, 2015. The number of refugees and migrants taking the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, fleeing war, hunger and persecution, is increasing more and more. ©Fabio Bucciarelli

Claudio Travelli (61), a Covid-19 patient, is resting in his bed after being seen by the IRC volunteers. After being examined, Travelli decides to remain at home. The following day - 16th March - his family decides to call the ambulance again because Claudio’s conditions are worsening. Claudio is having a second Covid-19 swab, after the first one proved negative. This time the test is positive. Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times

A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) government soldier smokes a cigarette at the SPLA headquarters in Nyang, Yirol East Country, South Sudan on February 15, 2014. Despite its recent secession, the country continues to face serious civil unrest. In 2013 a political struggle between President Salva Kiir of the Dinka ethnicity, and his deputy Machar, the Nuer ethnic group, transformed into a full-blown ethnic war.

One-to-one

These sessions are designed for photographers who want to deepen their understanding of their work, refine their visual voice, and strengthen the way their stories come together—whether you’re starting something new, reshaping an existing project, or preparing an application.

We’ll work closely on editing and sequencing, shaping a clear narrative flow, and identifying a visual identity that can support your long-term direction. At the same time, we’ll look at how to develop and focus your projects, and how to position your work in a way that speaks effectively to editors, grants, and institutions. The sessions are both supportive and demanding: a space where you can ask questions, challenge your ideas, and move your work forward with greater clarity and confidence.

In addition to single sessions, a longer 5-session program is also available, designed to follow the development of your photographic project over time and support a more focused refinement of your visual language and storytelling.

€90 · Individual mentoring session (1 hour) with F. Bucciarelli
€400 · Individual mentoring package (5 hours) with F. Bucciarelli

Mentorships

A 10-month online mentorship program led by Fabio Bucciarelli is currently in development and has not yet launched. The initiative will be designed to support the full development of long-term storytelling projects, offering structured guidance across research, fieldwork, editing, sequencing, and final dissemination.

Further details, including application dates and selection criteria, will be announced on official channels once the program becomes available.

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