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Sofia Gastaldo (b. 2003) is an Italian photographer and filmmaker currently based in Paris.

She came to photography through an early immersion in cinema, working as an assistant in the Veneto region, before turning the lens toward her own investigations. She is currently studying Sociology at the University of Padua and completed a reportage course at the Jack London school in 2023.

In 2026, she was nominated by Camera Torino to join Futures Photography.

Education

2023 – ongoing — Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, University of Padua (IT)

2023 — Jack London School of Literature and Photography, Fermo, Marche (IT)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2026

Futures Photography/Camera Torino, Turin (IT) — Nominee

2025

Nouvel Œil Mentorship Program, MEP / Gaze Magazine / Ministry of Culture, Paris (FR) — Selected

Futuri Prossimi, Mentorship Program, JEST, Turin (IT) — Selected

Nocivelli Award, Fondazione Nocivelli, Brescia (IT) — Finalist

Magnum Summer Course, Magnum Photos, Marseille (FR) — Scholarship recipient, with Newsha Tavakolian and Zied Ben Romdhane

30 Under 30 Women Photographers, Artpil, Milan (IT) — Selected

2024

Ivano Bolondi Grant, Centro Italiano della Fotografia, Bibbiena (IT) — Scholarship recipient, with Simone Donati 2024

Nuovi Sguardi, Italian Photography Festival, Bibbiena (IT) — Selected

The Photo Solstice – Personal Visual Narratives, Fondazione Sardegna, Cagliari (IT) — Workshop with Lina Pallotta

Constructed Worlds, Summeracademy, Salzburg (AT) — Scholarship recipient, with Sarker Protick

Diciotto Venticinque, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia (IT) — Selected

COLLECTIVE Exhibitions

2025

Artpil 30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2025, Turin Art Week, online (IT)

Nocivelli Award, Brescia (IT)

Futuri Prossimi, A-Pick Gallery, Turin (IT)

Italian Photography Festival, Bibbiena (IT)

Step by Step, Contemporanea Padova, Padua (IT)

2024

Nuovi Sguardi Award, Italian Photography Festival, Bibbiena (IT)

Summeracademy Open Studio, Festung Hohensalzburg, Salzburg (AT)

Nature Loves to Hide, Diciotto Venticinque, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia (IT)

Summeracademy Open Studio, Festung Hohensalzburg, Salzburg (AT)

Screenings

2024 — Centro Italiano della Fotografia, Bibbiena (IT) 2024 — Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia (IT)

2023 — Teatro Stabile del Veneto, Treviso (IT)

2021 — Ischia Philosophy Festival, Ischia (IT)

Press

Etc; Linkiesta no. 9 (April 2024); BROAD (May 2024); Ombra Magazine (June 2024); Collater.al (July 2024); Jup (August 2024); Noia Magazine no. 4 (September 2024); Fondazione Lavoro per la Persona (November 2024); Artpil (January 2025); Cliché (January 2025); Millennium — “Il lavoro” issue (October 2025).