Alberto Gandolfo

Alberto Gandolfo (b. 1983) is an Italian documentary and portrait photographer based in Sicily. His work focuses on social issues, memory, and identity, often exploring themes of justice, resilience, and the unseen realities of marginalized communities.

Gandolfo has exhibited his work internationally, including at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Palermo and the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney. In 2016, he co-founded Église, a cultural space in Palermo dedicated to promoting contemporary photography.

His previous project, Quello che resta (What Remains), documented families seeking justice for loved ones who were victims of institutional and criminal violence. It won first prize at the Fotografia Europea Festival in 2018 and was later published as a book in 2019.

His latest work, Habitat, shifts focus to the informal homes of irregular migrants in southern Italy, capturing the tension between shelter and instability, identity and displacement. Rather than dramatizing hardship, Gandolfo’s approach prioritizes dignity over spectacle, showing how people build meaning in uncertain conditions. (Website, Instagram)