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Noor Abdalla
My main interest is documentary photography, which allows me to explore and recount the complexity of reality. Through an introspective lens, I seek to render the kaleidoscopic nature of the world, using images, grain, and color to tell stories that go beyond immediate appearances. I don't view photography as simple documentation, but as a form of storytelling that invites the viewer to pause and reflect. Every shot is an attempt to tell silent stories, born from careful and deep observation of the world. I am currently developing Tracce (Traces), a project that explores the relationship between nature and humankind, elevating the traces we leave behind as symbols of connection, transformation, and change.
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Bianca Stramaccia
I have always seen art as a powerful form of resistance, capable of raising questions and generating awareness on social, political, and cultural issues. Through a course in Visual Storytelling, I discovered the world of curating—captivated by the ability to build meaningful visual narratives that can move, stimulate, and provoke reflection.
While pursuing a career as a curator, I never set aside my camera. I am particularly fascinated by urban corners where art meets the street. This passion gave life to Mikro, a project that gives voice to a multi-faceted artist: tattooist by day, street artist by night. Through its imagery, Mikro tells a story of expression, rebellion, and the reclamation of spaces of freedom, witnessing how art can become a true act of resistance.
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Giovanni Rastrelli
My passion for photography began in my teens with a 35mm camera. I’ve remained committed to film, later moving into medium format to deepen my visual language.
My work explores the human experience through portraiture and street photography, with attention to social justice, environmental sustainability, and ethical fashion. I’m currently developing a personal project investigating how cultural differences, and their representation, are shaped by power dynamics, using visual storytelling to challenge these structures.
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Martina Oliva
Born in La Spezia in 1999, I moved to Florence in 2018, where I developed my artistic identity and earned a degree in Visual Communication Design at IED. Today, I tell stories through light, form, and color, often starting from fleeting details of everyday life. Between 2023 and 2024, I expanded my practice through courses in Portrait, Creative Light, and Fashion Story at Fondazione Studio Marangoni. I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Audiovisual Languages and Techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara. I see creativity not just as mere technique but as an act of sharing and listening, where every project becomes an opportunity of exchange and growth.
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Sofia Maria Sole Bacconi
Photography has always been my closest confidant. It shaped me and helped me grow, telling stories rooted in my origins and in the roots I encounter everywhere.
I quickly bonded with analog photography, finding film to be the best medium to tell what I observed. Over time, my interest expanded toward street and documentary photography. A course in cinematic photography later opened new perspectives, leading me to video, where movement and camera become partners in telling reality.
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Ramona Luongo
I approached photography as a natural extension of listening.
My background in psychotherapy trained me to notice nuances, silences, and subtle gestures. Photography became a way to hold onto sensations without translating them into words.
I work with both analog and digital photography—two different ways of relating to time. Analog embraces slowness and imperfection; digital allows me to move freely within unfolding moments. For me, photographing means being present and quietly saying: “Look how delicate this moment is—and yet it exists”.
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Martino Cortigiani
Born in 2003, I discovered photography during a study trip to Canada, followed by a month-long bicycle journey through landscapes and intense sensations.
Back in Florence, I attended a year at Fondazione Studio Marangoni, developing personal projects and seeking opportunities for collaboration and growth within the photographic community.
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