Maria Cardamone

Maria Cardamone is a photographer from Palermo (Italy) living in London. With an education in Classic, she graduated in 2012 with a thesis on Geography. Following the lesson of the geographer Denis Cosgrove, she has investigated the use of aerial photography with mapping, in a cultural/political use of images, developing an interest on landscapes' meaning.

Once moved to London she has first worked in protrait studio and a printing lab. Then, she has approached documentary photography and photojournalism, focusing on social issues and working with NGOs.

With her reportage "Alice Project: School of Enlightenment" she has received numerous awards in Italy and abroad. Maria is currently focusing on the worldwide ecological movement.

Her photographs have been featured in Corriere della sera, La Repubblica, Urban Photography Magazine, Private Magazine, "Don't Take Pictures" Magazine, F-Stop Magazine, Witness Journal and Social Documentary Network. Maria has exhibited both in solo and group exhibitions in Italy and abroad.

Graduated in Ancient Languages at the University of Palermo; courses in Photography, print process, Photoreportage.

Since 2017 Maria has been dealing with the digitization of important collections of ancient documents. She currently works on the The Prize Papers Project which is part of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Germany, and is based at the University of Oldenburg (Germany) and the National Archives UK (London).
The Prize Papers (www.prizepapers.de) are a large collection of documents and small objects from the period between 1652 and 181

2017
- 17th October: publication of Alice Project on KEK MAMA Magazine, Netherlands

- August 2017: Publication of Alice Project in Vivi Consapevole Magazine #50
- 20th June: Honorable Mention MIFA2017 Category Professional Editorial-Environmental with "The melody of things"
2016

- 6th - 10th of July: Exhibition "Regard personnel, Espace commun", Festival OFF Arles 2016

- 1st of July: presentation of the project Memories/NoMemories cured by Sandro Bini and Giulia Sgherri, Marina di Pietrasanta, Lucca

- 28th of May: presentation of the project Memories/NoMemories cured by Sandro Bini and Giulia Sgherri, caffé letterario Le Murate, Firenze


2015

- 1st of November: Photographer of the Month and pubblication on SDN (Social Documentary Network)

- 30th of O...