Adriano Cascio

I was born in Catania in 1967. I moved to Liguria for work in 2005, eventually settling in Rapallo, where I now live. My self-taught photography journey began in 1997. Over time, I attended advanced courses and workshops. During these years dedicated to photography, I gained experience across various genres, with a particular interest in street photography, reportage, and conceptual photography with introspective references. In 2015, I joined ISP – Italian Street Photography. Thanks to various personal activities and those with ISP, Street Hunters included me in the short list of the 20 most influential street photographers of 2016. In 2017, I participated in the “1st Edition of the Triennale della Fotografia Italiana – Fondazione Arte Contemporanea,” held in Venice in the splendid location of Palazzo Cà Zenobio. In 2022, I was admitted to the S.A.C.S. Archive, the Contemporary Art Office of Sicily at the Regional Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Palermo. In 2025, I was awarded the honor of "Benemerito della Fotografia Italiana" by the Italian Federation of Photographic Associations. I occasionally contribute to Secolo XIX and other online publications.
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1999 – “Image Reading Course” taught by Prof. Enzo Carli (Photographer, art and photography critic, and essayist)
2002 – Naval Photography Course for the Italian Navy (400 hours at ENDO-FAP Lazio – Theoretical and Practical Program: Traditional and Digital Photography, Cinematography, Video Shooting and Editing Techniques)
2016 – Course authorized by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) “Seeing Through Photographs” curated by Sarah Meister (Curator of the Photography Department)

1999 – “Journey into the Female Universe” – Exhibition – Gela (CL)
1999 – “Sicilian Things” – Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)
2000 – Exhibition “Eight Photographers Interpret Scordia” – curated by Giacomo Adamo, Sebastiano Favitta, with critical assistance by Pippo Pappalardo – Scordia Civic Gallery (Catania)
2000 – “The Feast of the Madonna della Catena” – Exhibition – Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)
2000 – “The Wheat Festival” – Exhibition – Raddusa (Catania)
2001 – “Work in the World” –Luigi Ghirri Gallery Caltagirone (CT)
2014 – Exhibition “Reflected Emotions” ArtPassage Gallery, Milan
2015 – Exhibition “Photography Festival Trieste Photo Days
2015 – Exhibition “Neverland: Neverland” – curated by the WeLovePh Association – Lucca
2016 – Exhibition “Mutamenti” – FIOF Annual Photography Convention – Orvieto
2017 – Exhibition “Street and People: When the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary” – 2nd Edition "Being Photographers 2.0"– Carmignano-Prato
2017 – Exhibition "...when the ordinary becomes extraordinary..." – Treviso Street Festival
2017 – Exhibition "Urban & Human Empathy" – curated by Exhibit Around / dotART (Lodz/ Budapest / Trieste, Italy)
2017 – Exhibition "Triennale della Fotografia Italiana – Fondazione Arte Contem...