Alberto Gandolfo is an Italian photographer. He was born in Palermo in 1983 and works there. He prefers portraiture.

He began his photography training in 2010 at a school in Palermo. In 2016 he started Église, a project that promotes photography in the city.

His first book, Quello che resta (What Remains), was published by Silvana Editoriale in 2019. It is about the people left behind after public tragedies in Italy. He photographed them with black and white instant film. The project won first prize at the Fotografia Europea festival in 2018.

His second book, Habitat, was published by Kehrer Verlag in 2024. It shows the informal homes of irregular migrants in southern Italy. He worked on it for two years.

His work has been shown at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Palermo and at the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney.

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Martin is the creator of About Photography Blog. With over 15 years of experience as a practicing photographer, Martin’s approach focuses on photography as an art form, emphasizing the stories behind the images rather than concentrating on gear.

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