My name is Filippo Steven Ferrara and I'm a half German half Italian documentary photographer living in Florence, Italy.
After studying anthropology at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität in Munich, I attended a masters programme in photojournalism at Officine Fotografiche in Rome. Later, I was selected for a fellowship by the photo agency Parallelozero and also participated in the Canon Student Development Programme. In 2018, I took part in the Dry-Photo residency in Prato, Italy. Currently, in parallel to my master's in anthropology and social research at the University of Siena, I work as a freelance photographer in and around Florence and lead photo courses for children coming from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.
Clients/Publications
Der Spiegel, El Pais, Left, La Repubblica, Athleta Magazine, Emerge - Magazin für jungen Fotojournalismus, PRIVATE magazine, fatum-magazin, Positive Magazine, Dynamo Camp, Cesvot, Robert F. Kennedy Italia, Amoa Onlus.
Recognitions
2017 Parallelozero Fellowship
2021 Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award - Nomination
2021 Festival della Fotografia Etica - World Report Award/Non profit section - Shortlist
Exhibitions/Screenings
June 2016 / Die Färberei, Munich
August 2017 / Feierwerk Farbenladen, Munich
September 2017 / Officine Fotografiche, Rome
September 2018 / Festival L'Eredità delle Donne, Florence
November 2018 / Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato
January 2019 / MACRO-Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome