Born in Parma in 1976, Marco Gualazzini began his career as a photographer in 2004, with the local newspaper of his city, La Gazzetta di Parma. His most recent works include reports on microfinance in India, freedom of expression in Myanmar, discrimination against minorities in Pakistan; in recent years he has mainly covered humanitarian crises and conflicts in Africa. 

He conceived and participated in the making of a documentary for RAI on the caste system in India, awarded for "Best Photography" at the Al-Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival, and directed a documentary on the subject of rape as a weapon of war Congo, and one based on the reception model for refugees in Uganda. His works have been published in national and international magazines, including CNN, M (Le Monde), Der Spiegel, The Sunday Times Magazine, Paris Match, The New York Times, Al-Jazeera, Geo, Time Magazine (Lightbox), Courrier International, Internazionale and L'Espresso among others. AWARDS. 2019: World Press Photo 2019 Photo Contest, Environment, Stories, first place; Wiki Loves Africa, first place; All About Photo Awards 2019, fourth place - 2018: Wiki Loves Africa, second place - 2017: Marco Luchetta International Journalism Award, finalist; All About Photo Awards 2017, first place -2016: The Other Hundred Educators, The Other Hundred 2016, finalist; PDN Photo Annual photo contest 2016 2015: Lucie Fondation, scholarship - 2014: Marco Luchetta International Journalism Award - Miran Hrovatin, finalist - 2013: Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography, scholarship; Journalism Award Marco Luchetta- Miran Hrovatin 2013, first prize; Prix de la Photographie, silver medal, war photography - 2012: 3rd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism, Hannover, finalist - 2011: Luis Valtuena international prize for humanitarian photography, finalist; CGAP 2011- Microfinance Photograpy contest, finalist; HPA2011- the Humanity photo awards 2011,finalist. 

EXHIBITIONS. 2019: World Press Photo, various locations around the world; Palazzo Pigorini, solo show, Parma; Forma Meravigli, solo show, Milan - 2017: Visa pour immagine, video projection in Campo Santo, Perpignan, France; Pune Biennale, Pune, India - 2016: World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul, Turkey - 2015: Angkor Photo Festival, screening, Angkor, Cambodia - 2014: "One World" - Photofestival Horizonte, Zingst, Germany; One Day in Africa - Spazio Oberdan, Milan; 'Italy. Another View 'Vadehra Art Gallery, India; Art Fair, NSIC Exhibition Grounds, New Delhi, India - 2013: Visa pour l'image, screening, Perpignan, France; Les Rencontres d'Arles, Screening, Arles, France; Angkor Photo Festival, Angkor, Cambodia - 2012: 3rd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism, Hannover, Germany - 2011: The Humanity photo awards, Memories of Mankind VII, under the patronage of UNESCO, Beijing, China; Medicos del Mundo, Luis ValtueÑa prize, Madrid, Spain.