Antonio Faccilongo

Antonio Faccilongo is an Italian documentary photographer and filmmaker, photography professor at Rome University of Fine Arts and is represented by Getty Reportage.

After graduating in communication sciences, and then obtaining a master in photojournalism, he focused his attention on Asia and the Middle East, principally in Israel and Palestine, covering social, political and cultural issues. 

Documenting the aftermath of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in West Bank and Gaza Strip, he sought to unveil and highlight the humanitarian issues hidden within one of the world’s most reported conflicts, because too often it is shown only as a place of war and conflict. 

His long-term projects about women and their families in Palestine have received several awards and grants including World Press Photo story of the year, 1st prize in long-term projects category at World Press Photo, FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo, Getty editorial grant and 1st prize World Understanding Award at POYi Pictures of the year International.  

Other awards and honors have included being recognized by PhMuseum, Gomma Grant, LuganoPhotoDays, Umbria World Fest, Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards, PDN Photo Annual Awards, Feature Shoot and was finalist at Visa D’or and Lucas Dolega and shortlisted 2 times at Alexia Foundation.

Furthermore his long-term projects have been exhibited internationally at numerous shows and festivals including 2 times at World Press Photo Festival, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Zoom Festival, Festival della fotografia etica, Exposure Photography Festival, Buenos Aires Biennial, screened at Visa pour l’image Perpignan and was included on global campaign #WomenMatter against the violence toward women made by Dysturb.

His work and assignments have been published in some of the most prominent international publications including National Geographic, Time, Stern, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Geo, The Guardian, 6Mois, Paris Match, Focus, Sette, L’Espresso, Internazionale and many others.

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