Luca Locatelli is a visual storyteller who focuses on the relationships between people, science, technology and the environment.
His projects are realised in collaboration with scientists, journalists, environmentalists to contextualise his research further. Luca's work, for more than a decade, has been focused on exploring plausible solutions to tackle the climate crisis with the aim to an open discussion about our common future.
Luca's work has been widely published on international medias such as The New York Times Magazine, Time, National Geographic Magazine,, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker, Geo, Stern among others.
Luca's work has been exhibited and presented in various venues including Gallerie d'Italia Museum of Photography, Turin, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Shanghai Center of Photography, Somerset House in London among others.
Luca's work has been recognised and awarded various prizes, including: World Press Photo, 2018 and 2020; World Photography Organization, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022; Leica Oskar Barnack Award, 2020 Nannes Prize, 2017; American Photography Winners, 2018 among others.
His latest project called “The Circle” is a long term project and a significant cultural event which it has been exhibited as a worldwide premiere at the Gallerie D’Italia Museum of Turin, Italy in partnership with the Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation.
Luca is a founding partner since 2004 of a non-governmental association that contributes to protect 600 thousand hectares of tropical forest in the Amazon forest.
SELECTED AWARDS/HONORS
2023 - Prix Pictet, Nominated.
2020 - 40th Leica Oscar Barnack Award, Future Studies Portfolio, 1st place.
2020 - World Press Photo Environment stories, The End of Trash, 1st place.
2020 - The World Photography Organization Award, The Future of Farming, 3rd place.
2020 - Photographer of the Year Environment, The End of Trash, Finalist.
2019 - Prix Pictet, Nominated.
2019 - MIA Photo Fair, 2nd place.
2018 - World Press Photo, Hunger Solutions, 2nd place.
2018 - The World Photography Organization Award, The White Gold, 1st place.
2017 - The Nannen Prize, Mega Mecca, 1st place.
2014 - The Aftermath Project, United Colours of War, 1st place.
2021 - TEDx Milan, Italy
Luca Locatelli Studio
Via F.Confalonieri, 11
20124 Milan, Italy
Contact: studio@lucalocatelli.com
SELECTED SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 - The CIRCLE, Gallerie d'Italia Museum of Photography, Turin, Italy
2023 - Future Studies, Photo Festival La Gacilly, France.
2022 - Future Studies, Leica Gallery Vienna, Austria.
2022 - Future Studies, Rifugio Digitale Gallery, Italy.
2022 - White Gold, Photomenta at MUSA the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2021 - Featured in Countryside, the Future by Rem Koolhaas, Guggenheim Museum, NYC, USA.
2021 - Future Studies, Shanghai Center of Photography, China.
2021 - Future Studies, Leica Gallery Taipei, Taipei.
2021 - Future Studies, Leica Galerie Singapore, Singapore.
2021 - Future Studies, Pangea Photo Festival, Italy.
2021 - Future Studies, Gongbech Gallery, Jeju, Korea.
2020 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2020 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Somerset House, London.
2020 - The Future of Farming, Phest, Monopoli, Italy.
2018 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Somerset House, London.
2018 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2018 - Exhibition in Genova for ERG