Antonio Faccilongo was born in Rome in 1979, after he graduated in Communication Science, he explored his passion for photography at “Istituto Superiore di Fotografia” in Rome. Then followed a course of journalism and then obtained his MA in photojournalism under the direction of Rolando Fava, a former director and photographer for the Ansa Agency.
Since 2007 he began to work in photojournalism and has chosen to work in the area of reports of international interest. He has mostly focused his work in Middle east and South-East Asia, covering cultural, social and political aspects.
He works with the major Italian newspapers and magazines, his work (Single) Women obtained the Gold Medal 2011 Px3 Prix de la Photographie, the 1st Prize Story Category “Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards 2011” Malaysia, the “WOW – World Of Women 2011” Venice, and exhibited at Foto8 Summer Show, London, 2011 and MAP KL White Box Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
(SINGLE) WOMEN – PALESTINIANS WAITING
by Antonio Faccilongo. December 2010 – January 2011. My work tells the story of 7000 Palestinian prisoners through the eyes of their mothers, wives and daughters – awaiting their return from the Israeli prisons – and through the eyes of … Continue reading
I AM A LEGEND
by Antonio Faccilongo. Rome, Italy. 2010. Always fond of sports, since the nineties Ugo Sansonetti has dedicated himself to professional athletics, winning over 92 medals, whose 60% are gold ones. He’s the Italian athlete who has won most titles at … Continue reading