Youth, women's rights and inclusion, health, religion, environmental sustainability, climate change.
Europe and Africa
Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance documentary photographer and a Lowepro Ambassador. After earning a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna, she completed advanced photography training courses and a master’s in photojournalism in Rome. Since then, photography has become a fundamental part of her professional life.
Currently focused on long-term projects, Isabella draws inspiration from the social dynamics that shape human experiences and relationships, as well as pressing issues related to environmental sustainability. Her work, reflecting on the complexities of contemporary society, explores themes such as inequality, youth, women's rights and inclusion and climate change.
She has contributed to a Telethon Foundation campaign on rare genetic diseases and is now focusing on combating tuberculosis in Senegal with a nonprofit organization. In addition to numerous awards from international organizations, such as the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2024, IPA 2024, ZEKE Award 2024, ISPA Award 2023, 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award, and the World Report Award Documenting Humanity 2022, Isabella’s images have appeared in major outlets including The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l'Espresso, la Repubblica, MarieClaire, Vanity Fair, and others. She has exhibited her projects at Photoville in New York, the Italian Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi, Fotonostrum in Barcelona, the House of Lucie in Athens, the Bridge Gallery in Boston, as well as in various public spaces and galleries worldwide.
