Michele Spatari
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Michele Spatari is a documentary photographer based in Johannesburg. His documentary practice has been influenced by his architectural background and he is now focused on the study of bodies and space: how politics, religions and social rituals shape contemporary societies. His long-term project Rising Water about public showers and housing crisis in Turin won the 2018 Canon Italy Young Photographer Award - Multimedia and has been exhibited at Cortona On The Move Festival, Geopolis - Centre du Photojournalisme, Lumix Festival and Galerie f 3, among others. In 2019 he has been selected by Canon Europe as the Italian representative in Visions from Europe, an artistic residency for Matera European Capital of Culture 2019. In 2020 Michele has been assigned by Cortona On The Move Festival to document the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. In 2021 Michele has been chosen as one of the few under 30 to join the Canon EMEA Ambassador Program. Since 2019, he is one of the main contributors in Southern Africa for AFP – Agence France-Presse. His work has been featured on various international media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Le Monde, Libération, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, El País, Internazionale, amidst others. Michele has also worked for UNICEF, WWF - Word Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, European Commission, FIFA, FactStory, AFP Services. As a videographer, DP or camera assistant he has worked with CNN, Vice News, FIFA, AFPTV, and more. |