News
- 9 December 2011 - The reportage "Trust the Forest, Gabon" has been published on the current issue of "IL", the monthly magazine of "Il sole 24 ore".
- The exhibition "Haiti's Generation of Amputees" participate to "FESTIVAL FOTOGRAFICO ITALIANO" !
12 November - 4 December
PALAZZO MARLIANI CICOGNA
piazza Vittorio Emanuele 2, Busto Arsizio.
Inauguration saturday 12 November at 6 pm.
- Tuesday 8 November 2011 at Sotheby's (via Broggi 19, Milan) there will be the seventh edition of the photographic auction "scatti per bene". The proceeds will be entirely transmitted to CAF (Help center for the child mistreated and the family in crisis). During the auction also an Albertina d’Urso's photo will be assigned.
Exhibition: h 10 – 18
Auction: h. 18.30
- "Photographers for a day" is the title of the initiative of the onlus "together for the children", that realized, from March 2011, seven photography workshops with children and boys with physical, psychological or social difficulty. Under the guidance of photography teachers like Alessandro Belgiojoso, Gabriele Croppi, Franco Donaggio, Albertina d'Urso (who was in charge of children with Williams Syndrome), Stephanie Gengotti, Pino Ninfa, Ivo Saglietti ed Enrico Stefanelli, the boys realized some images that will be exhibited from October 19 to November 8 at FNAC Milan. The show will be also displayed at others FNAC galleries and at Lucca Photo Fest. The catalog is published from "Sonda Editore".
- Albertina d'Urso participate to MIA-Milan Image Art Fair with the exhibition "Haiti's generation of amputees". The fair will inaugurate Thursday 12 May at 6 pm and will be open untill Sunday 15. Saturday14 at 7 pm, there will be the lecture: "Photography and humanitarian projects" with Albertina and "Fondazione Francesca Rava - NPH Italia" with which she collaborated in Haiti.
- Albertina d'Urso participate to the exhibition "Art for Heart". It will take place at Forma, piazza Tito Lucrezio Caro 1, Monday 21 March, h 1830 - 22. For more info click here.
- 7 March 2011 - "DPRK: transition time" has been published in PRIVATE.
- 7 January 2011 - Albertina d'Urso's latest work on Haiti a year after the earthquake has been published in the current issue of Panorama.
- Tuesday 30 November 2010 at Sotheby's (via Broggi 19, Milan) there will be the seventh edition of the photographic auction "scatti per bene". The proceeds will be entirely transmitted to CAF (Help center for the child mistreated and the family in crisis). During the auction also an Albertina d’Urso's photo will be assigned.
Exhibition: h 10 – 18
Auction: h. 18.30
- An Albertina d'Urso's picture from Haiti won the 2nd prize at the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards!
- Albertina d'Urso with her work "Nehru Nagar" is among the finalists for the "DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR" at the Lucie Awards.
- September 2010 - Albertina d'Urso's work is featured in "WHITE MAGAZINE" special issue "BEST ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS TRIBUTE".
- The exhibition "TI MOUN YO, children of Haiti" mouves to Padova: it will be displayed from 2 to 26 September at the National Centre of Photography, Moroni Palace, via del Municipio 1.
Inauguration: Wednesday 1 September , h 1830.
- August 2010 - "TI MOUN YO, children of Haiti" won the documentary book category @ the International Photography Awards!
- Some pictures of the "Redentore night" in Venice have been published in Vogue.it .
- "Nehru Nagar" has been published in FOTO8.
- Albertina d'Urso will participate to the auction:
ASTA AL CURRY
22 June 2010 h 19
Sotheby's
Palazzo Broggi, via Broggi 19
Milano
Preview: 22 June h 10-13 14-19
Welcome coktail: 22 June h 18,30
preess release - photo gallery
- "Nehru Nagar" is in the new issue of 100 Eyes magazine: HOME.
- "Bodies for Sale Mumbai" has been published in the June issue of the turkish magazine Fotoritim.
- The exhibition "TI MOUN YO, children of Haiti" mouved to Sicily: it will be displayed from 30 May to 30 June at Montalbano Castle (Messina).
- 5 May 2010 - Tonight at REVEL, via Thaon de Revel 3, Milano, during the event AIUTHAITI, will be displayed the exhibition "TI MOUN YO, children of Haiti" and there will be a projection of "Haiti on its knees but still alive"
- 29 March 2010 - Tonight at Blue Note, during the charity night of N.P.H. for Haiti, there will be a slideshow of Albertina's post-eartquake work: "Haiti on its knees but still alive".
- 17 March 2010 - Albertina d'Urso's new work from Haiti is on the current issue of Vanity Fair.
- 27 November 2009 - Albertina's reportage about the new school of San Demetrio Ne' Vestini (Abruzzo) has been published on the current issue of Vanity Fair.
- Mariavittoria Rava, president of Fondazione Francesca Rava - NPH Onlus and Denis Curti, director di Contrasto invite to the exhibition:
TI MOUN YO, CHILDREN OF HAITI
photography by Albertina d'Urso
Forma, Centro Internazionale di Fotografia
piazza Tito Lucrezio Caro 1, Milano
26 e 27 November h 18-22
28 e 29 November h 10-22
during FOTOGRAFICA, the Canon week of Photography.
Thursday 26 November:
19.30 lecture with photographer Albertina d'Urso
20.30-22 Inauguration of the exhibition
The images of the exhibitions are part of a book published by Contrasto that will be on sale to support a pediatric hospital runned by N.P.H. in Haiti.
- Sunday 15 November,h 15.30 at Dal Verme Theater in Milan, during the "thanks giving day" to all the volunteers who operated during the Abruzzo earthquake emergency, will be inaugurated the exhibition "Abruzzo 2009". The collective exhibition, to which Albertina d'Urso participates, will travel all around Italy.
- "Abruzzo earthquake displaced" has been published in "Burn Magazine".
- Tuesday 10 November 2009 at Sotheby's (via Broggi 19, Milan) there will be the sixth edition of the photographic auction "scatti per bene". The proceeds will be entirely transmitted to CAF (Help center for the child mistreated and the family in crisis). During the auction also two Albertina d’Urso's photo will be assigned.
Exhibition: h 10 – 18
Auction: h. 18.30
- In the occasion of the Inauguration of the first building of the project "MILAN Design City" in Incheon (Korea), three italian photographers (Albertina d'Urso, Giada Ripa and Alessandro Belgiojoso) were invited to exhibit in various locations around Korea in the month of September 2009.
Albertina will exhibit "Bodies for sale, Mumbai" in Insa Art Center in Seoul from 9 to 15 September during the "New Italian Film & Art Festival" and in Rivus Gallery in Incheon Catholic University during the "Cultural Interchange Between Korea and Italy" from 15 to 22 September (Inauguration the 15 at 2 pm).
- September 2009 - "Welcome to Compton" has been published in this month issue of the chinese magazine "Vision".
- August 2009 - Albertina d'Urso recived several honorable mentions (categories: feature story, photo essay, portrait and deeper perspective) at the IPA - International Photography Awards
- June 2009 - Albertina recived 3 honorable mentions (categories: feature story and portrait) at the PX3 - Prix de la Photographie Paris.
- Albertina d'Urso is among the nominees for the New York Photo Awards 2009.
To see who are the others nominees click here.
- Several Albertina d'Urso's pictures have been published in "Asia Unique", a series of books that highlights the extraordinary diversity of Asia by focusing on one specific topic, photographed in its amazing variety by some of the finest photographers currently covering Asia.
The first 3 books in the series ("Hands", "Doors" and "Catch") are already available worldwide.
- Albertina partecipates to the collective exhibition about eating disorders "Male di Miele".
Tuesday 16 December h 1830 at Wannabee Gallery via Goito 3, Milano.
- The Canon Young Photographers Award exhibition will be displayed during FOTOGRAFICA 08 , the Canon week of photography. From 27 to 30 November at Spazio Forma, Piazza Tito Lucrezio Caro, 1, Milan.
- After Trento and Milan, the exhibition "Spirit of Shekhawati" will mouve to Rome:
Spirit of Shekhawati
Photography by Albertina d'Urso
Inauguration Tuesday, November 18, 2008 from 7:00pm at Bibli, Via dei Fienaroli 28, Trastevere, Roma.
The exhibition will be open till Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Mon from 1730 to 24, Tue/Sun from 11 to 24.
- Tuesday 4 November 2008 at Sotheby's (via Broggi 19, Milan) there will be the fifth edition of the photographic auction "scatti perbene". The proceeds will be entirely transmitted to CAF (Help center for the child mistreated and the family in crisis). During the auction also an Albertina d’Urso's photo will be assigned.
Exhibition: h 10 – 18
Auction: h. 18.30
- Albertina d'Urso is featured in "Young Blood", the annual of Italian talents who have recived international recognitions in the creative and research fields.
- Thursday, September 18 2008 at 7pm at "Le Biciclette, Ristorante + Art Bar" in Milan will be inaugurated the exhibition "Spirit of Shekhawati", photographs by Albertina d'Urso. The show will be displayed untill Wednesday, October 1.
- Albertina d'Urso recived several honorable mentions at he "International Photography Awards".
- Albertina joyned the collective Young Photographers United (YPU).
- Albertina d'Urso has been awarded with the first place in the category "feature story" and with the second place in the category "war" at the public choice award of the PX3 (PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS).
- Albertina d'Urso's exhibition "Spirit of Shekhawati" will be displayed from Tuesday, 16 July to Tuesday 19 August at the Cavedine Library (Trento).
- An Albertina d'Urso's picture will be on sale during "Convivio", FieraMilanocity, from 13 to 17 june 2008 from 10am to 10pm.
- Albertina d'Urso will be one of the teachers of "Bondone Officina" , an art festival dedicated to teenagers that will take place in Trento and in the near by areas in the month of July.
- May 2008 - Albertina has been awarded with the third place in the category "Portraiture/Children" of the PX3 (PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS). Here it is the complete list of all the winners.
- The Canon Young Photographers Award exhibition will be displayed at the Canon stand during the PHOTOSHOW in Rome.
Form 5 to 7 April 2008, PAD 11, Nuova Fiera di Roma
- 2 April 2008 - Albertina's story about Tibetan refugees in NY has been published on SAJA (South Asian Journalists Association) website. To have a look click HERE.
- 20 March 2008 - Due to her long time experience with tibetan refugees, Lifegate asked Albertina to shout out her worries about the terrible events that are happening those days in Tibet. A summary of her interview, that will be transimitted tomorrow on Lifegate Radio, is avaliable HERE.
- 14 March 2008 - Albertina won a BRONZE AWARD at Orvieto Photo Festival.
- Monday, 25 February 2008 at the "Grazia Neri Gallery" (via Maroncelli 14, Milan) there will be the award ceremony of the Canon young photographer award and the exhibition of the winners will be inaugurated. Download the invitation.
- December 2007 - Albertina won the "Canon Young Photographers Award" with her project "Welcome to Compton", a reportage about gangs and violence in Los Angeles.
To read the article and see the other winners click here.
- Tuesday 27 November 2007, h 18 e 30 at the Rizzoli Bookshop, in Arcade Vittorio Emanuele II, 79 will be presented the book 13X17. The book, edited by Jean Blanchaeard and Philippe Daverio collect 1000 works from 13x17padiglioneitalia, an exhibition, travelling all around Italy sice 2005 that was born from the disappeared "Pavilion Italy" of the Biennial of Venice with the purpose of allowing the artists who operate in Italy to still have a voice. Albertina d'Urso partecipated to the project since the beginnening and her picture is in the book.
About the project - Buy the book
- Tuesday 23 October 2007 at Sotheby's (via Broggi 19, Milan) there will be the third edition of the photographic auction "scatti per bene". The proceeds will be entirely transmitted to CAF (Help center for the child mistreated and the family in crisis). During the auction also an Albertina d’Urso's photo will be assigned.
Exhibition: h 10 – 18
Auction: h. 18.30
- Albertina d'Urso has been selected for the "FOCUS ON MONFERRATO MASTERCLASS" a project, organized by the Regional Administration of Piedmont and Toscana Photographic Workshops that consist in 12 young photographers, guided by teachers Stanley Greene and Kadir van Lohuizen and assigned to document different sides of life in Piedmont.
The others photographer selected for the masterclass are: Massimiliano Clausi, ITALY; Britta Radike, GERMANY; Giuseppe Moccia, ITALY; Cakmak Sinan, TURKEY; Andrei Liankevich, BELARUS: Bevis Fusha, ALBANIA; Reto Albertalli, SVIZZERA; Gianfranco Tripodo, ITALY; Alfredo D'Amato, ITAL;Y Laura El-Tantawy, EGYPT; Siddarth Jain, INDIA.
- August 2007 - An Albertina d'Urso's picture has been published in National Geographic website as a "daily editor's choice". Click here to see it (August, week one, third page, sixt picture). The picture is also featured in the "Jigsaw Puzzle Generator" and in the "Slide Puzzle Generator".
- June 2007 - Albertina d'Urso has been awarded with the third place in the category general news at the public choice award of the PX3 (PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS) and she also recived a honorable mention.
Winner list - Honorable mentions list
- Tuesday 19 June 2007 at the "Castello Sforzesco" in Milan there will be a charity dinner organized by C.I.A.K Onlus in favour of the Aliabad Hospital of Kabul. During the galà will be presented and selled the book "RESPIRO DEL MONDO 5, AFGHANISTAN, KABUL". The book is edited by Edoardo Costa and the photographs are by Albertina d'Urso and Matteo Bertolio.
- March 2007 - Albertina d'Urso is TPW (Toscana Photographic Workshop) photographer of the month.
Click here to have a look.
- After Rome and Milan, the exhibition "Life Zoom" will mouve to Como.
Life Zoom
Photography by Albertina d'Urso
Presentation of Lifegate jeans, the eco- jeans.
Inauguration Thursday 23 November
LA TESSITURA Concept store, via Roosevelt 2/a, Como
The exhibition will be open until 23 december, every day excluding monday.
- The photo-book "CHILDREN moments of humanity", the result of a cooperation of about 50 photographers (including Albertina d'Urso) from all over the world, is on sale to support the charity organizations AMREF, SOS-Kinderdorf and Babycradle.
To have more informations and to buy the book click here.
- Tuesday 7 November 2006 at Sotheby's (via Broggi 19, Milan) there will be the second edition of the photographic auction "scatti per bene" . The proceeds will be entirely transmitted to CAF (Help center for the child mistreated and the family in crisis). During the auction also two Albertina d’Urso's photos will be assigned.
Exhibition: h 10 – 18
Auction: h. 18.30
- Thursday 19 october will be inaugurated in Milan the photographic exhibition Life Zoom.
Life Zoom
Photography by Albertina d'Urso
Presentation of Lifegate jeans the eco-jeans and of Phyto Progenium the new generation of eco-shampoo
Inauguration
Thursday 19 october from 19 to 22
Bookshop & Caffetteria degli Atellani Via della Moscova 28, Milano
The exhibition will be open until the 5th of november
Mon-Fri 10-22 Saturday 10-19
- 4/9/06 - Albertina d'Urso received two honorable mentions at the International Photography Awards in the categories "editorial - feature story" and "people - culture".
Click here to see them.
- 12/5/06 - From today Afghanistan and the "Kabul mission of the municipality of Milan" are present in the heart of the city. The "Ottagono" of the Arcade Vittorio Emanuele is infact the location of the video-photographic exhibition "Milano-Kabul non stop".
The collective exhibition, to which Albertina d'Urso participates, can be visited untill the 26 of May.