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Thank you for visiting my home-page. I currently live in Ticino, Switzerland and am available for collaborations worldwide. I gladly respond to requests for publication, editorial work, assignments, proposals for exhibitions and acquisition of printed works.
I can communicate with you in Italian, Spanish, English, French, German.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
The relationship we cultivate with the land we inhabit lies at the heart of Alfio Tommasini’s photographic research. Born and raised in a small village in Italian-speaking Switzerland, he spent extended periods abroad in Great Britain, Mexico, and Spain, before returning to the places of his roots, drawn back by a lasting connection to the Alpine mountains.
Alongside his photographic practice, he is Artistic Director and founder of the Verzasca Foto Festival and Casa Azul Gordola, a cultural center and House of Photography. He has collaborated with various cultural institutions and organizations, particularly in Latin America and the Middle East.
His personal projects have been exhibited internationally and have received several awards, including First Prize at Encontros da Imagem Portugal, First Prize at the Phodar Biennal Sofia, and a Bronze Medal at the Sony World Photography Awards.
His work has been published in magazines and newspapers such as The Guardian, British Journal of Photography, Le Temps, Burn Magazine, The North Face Mountain, and Jiazazhi Press China.
His latest book, Via Lactea, was published by Edition Ptrick Frey.
Board member of
Spectrum - Photography in Switzerland
photography-in-switzerland.ch
Member of
near. swiss association for contemporary photography
Buongiorno
Grazie per visitare la mia pagina web. Attualmente vivo in Ticino, Svizzera. Sono disponibile a collaborazioni in tutto il mondo. Rispondo volentieri a richieste di pubblicazione, incarichi, lavori editoriali, proposte espositive e acquisizione di opere stampate.
Posso comunicare con voi in italiano, spagnolo, inglese, francese, tedesco.
BREVE BIOGRAFIA
La relazione che coltiviamo con il territorio che abitiamo è al centro della ricerca fotografica di Alfio Tommasini. Nato e cresciuto in un piccolo villaggio della Svizzera italiana, ha vissuto per lunghi periodi nel Regno Unito, in Messico e in Spagna, prima di tornare ai luoghi delle proprie radici, richiamato dal legame profondo con le montagne alpine.
Accanto alla sua pratica fotografica, è direttore artistico e fondatore del Verzasca Foto Festival e di Casa Azul Gordola, centro culturale e Casa della Fotografia.. Ha collaborato con diverse istituzioni culturali e organizzazioni, in particolare in America Latina e Medio Oriente.
I suoi progetti personali sono stati esposti a livello internazionale e hanno ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti, tra cui il Primo Premio agli Encontros da Imagem (Portogallo), il Primo Premio alla Phodar Biennial (Sofia) e la Medaglia di Bronzo ai Sony World Photography Awards.
Il suo lavoro è stato pubblicato su riviste e quotidiani come The Guardian, British Journal of Photography, Le Temps, Burn Magazine, The North Face Mountain e Jiazazhi Press (Cina).
Il suo ultimo libro, Via Lactea, è stato pubblicato da Edition Patrick Frey.
Studio adress:
Alfio Tommasini Fotografia
Via Panelle 10
6600 Locarno
Switzerland
alfio.tommasini(AT)verzascafoto.ch
+41.(0)79.671.31.08 (mobile + signal)
AWARDS - EXHIBITIONS
2025
Grenze Arsenali Fotografici
Verona Italy
Via Lactea - Solo Show
2025
Photo Biennale
Hanoi Vietnam
Time and Cities - Collective Show
2024
Canvetto Luganese
Lugano Switzerland
Apu Haiku - Solo Show
2022
Dazio Grande
Rodi Switzerland
Via Lactea - Solo Show
2021
Photo Esplanade
Chateâu de Gruyères
Pairidaeza - Solo Show
2021
Photo Israel, Tel Aviv
Via Lactea
Jetzt Kunst /Swiss Photographers
2019
Phodar Biennal, Bulgaria
Via Lactea
1st prize Section I (series)
2019
Portrait of Humanity
Shortlisted
2018
Sony World Photography Awards
Via Lactea 3rd place Contemporary Issues
World Photography Organization
2018
Head On Festival, Australia
Finalist Photo Awards 18
+ Collective exhibition in Sidney
2018
Via Lactea - solo exhibition
Spazio 1929
Lugano, Switzerland
2018
Via Lactea - winners collective exhibition
Sony World Photography Awards
Villa Reale di Monza, Italy
2018
Via Lactea - solo exhibition
Sala Figari (Palacio Santos)
Montevideo, Uruguay
2018
Via Lactea - solo exhibition
Goethe Zentrum
Asunción, Paraguay
2017
Via Lactea - solo exhibition
Azienda Agricola Croce
Campo Blenio, Switzerland
2017
Prix Photoforum Pasquart
Finalist (series)
Via Lactea Collective exhibition
Bienne/Biel, Switzerland
2016
Renaissance Photography Prize, UK
Finalist (single image)
2016
Solo exhibition Long Play Travel
MONO, Locarno-Switzerland
2015
Solo exhibition TIR TRANSIT
Galeria Mascate, Porto Alegre-Brasil
IPA, International Photo Awards
Home, Honorable mention
2014
Solo exhibition Natura Migrante
Casa Comunale, Tenero
PX3, Paris
Culture, Bronze medal
2013
Collective Exhibition EFTI collection
Photo Art Festival, Torrelavega
2012
IPA, International Photo Awards
Spaces - Honorable mention
2010
Solo exhibition Antonio & Paloma,
Galeria K, Lisboa, Portugal
Solo exhibition Antonio & Paloma,
Museo dos Biscainhos,Braga,Portugal
2009
Emergentes Winner Award,
Encontros da Imagen 09, Braga, Portugal
3ª place, Prix Photo, BAT, Switzerland
Finalist, Project Competition, CENTER Santa Fe, USA
Book publication: "Lodano Generazioni"
Exhibition 20+20, Artendencias, Madrid
2008
Finalist Promenades photographiques,
Vendôme, France
Finalist Festimage, Chaves, Portugal
A.noche, Encuentro Fotografíco Emulsion Sur,
Getafe-Madrid, Spain
2007
20+20 Presente y futuro de la fotografía.
Collective exhibition
Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas, Madrid
Fondo Internazionale Orvieto Fotografia
Bronze Award
Seleción Master 07. Collective.
Centro Cultural Alcorcòn, Madrid