Alessio Mamo is an Italian artist and photojournalist.
Alessio Mamo | |
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| Known for | Photography and Photojournalism |
| Website | alessiomamo |
Early life
editMamo was born in on the Italian Island of Sicily. He initially studied in university, but choose instead to travel and pursue a career in photojournalism. In 2007, he earned a degree in photography from the European Institute of Design in Rome.[1]
Career
editMamo works as a freelance photographer in collaboration with Redux Pictures, covering economic, political, and social issues, most notably the European migrant crisis and the Iraqi Civil War. His 2017 image of a convalescing Iraqi boy won the 2nd place prize for the World Press Photo of the Year 2018's People category.[2][1]
In July 2018 a series of photos Mamo produced in 2011[3] titled Dreaming Food generated controversy. The photographs, which depicted poor Indian farmers covering their eyes behind a table laden with fake food, were decried by social media as being insensitive, with the outcry in turn generating extensive media coverage.[4][5][6][7] After all the criticism Mamo apologized, saying that it was not his intention to discredit the people he featured in the photoshoot.[8]
During the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic, Mamo documented and photographed his isolation in Catania, Sicily. His photo-essay was published in The Guardian and some of his pictures were widely circulated.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "ABOUT – Alessio Mamo". Alessio Mamo (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "2018 Photo Contest". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Mamo, Alessio (2018-07-24). "My statement on "Dreaming Food"". Alessio Mamo. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Thomas, Maria. "Is it OK to exploit poor Indians in the name of photojournalism?". Quartz. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (2018-07-24). "Row erupts over 'poverty porn' images of Indian villagers with fake food". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "Outrage over India 'poverty porn' images". BBC News. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ সংস্থা, সংবাদ. "'ভুখা' ভারতের সাজানো ছবি". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "Photographer Alessio Mamo Apologizes for Controversial Indian Poverty Images". The Teal Mango. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ Catania, Alessio Mamo in (2020-04-03). "Masks, meals and Skype: self-isolating in Sicily - a photo essay". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ Wilkinson, Alissa (2020-04-05). "Read these 12 moving essays about life during coronavirus". Vox. Retrieved 2020-04-10.