What does it mean to be Italian today? What are our identity roots and which Italy do we want to build for the future? Photography can help us outline the contemporary image of the Bel Paese, analyzing its evolution, changes and contradictions. The theme of this edition is dedicated to Italy. But why call it “The Beautiful Country?” It is the name given par excellence to Italy in memory of the famous verses of Dante «Del bel paese là dove ‘l sì sona» ( Inf. XXXIII, 80). In building this edition of the Festival, we were inspired by Dante’s verses, which express a typically Italian feeling: the awareness of living in a wonderful country, but at the same time full of contradictions. The exhibition program of the Festival reflects this duality: on the one hand the beauties of our country, on the other its fragilities and contradictions. The narrative is built through the dialogue between the works of important names in Italian and international photography and those of emerging authors.

Exhibitions 2024

World Press Photo

Davide Greco

Giaime Meloni

Sébastien Arrighi

Michele Martinelli

Alessandro Mallamaci

Craig Ames – Maurizio Grandi

Anush Babajanyan

Massimo Vitali

Verità nascoste

Gabriele Croppi

Viva l’Italia

Massimo Mastrorillo

Francesco Cito

Joakim Kocjancic

Photolux Experience

Guido Gazzilli

Vittorio Sella

Leica