about me
I was born in Italy, after study in graphics and advertising, I moved to Milan, where I currently live and work as an art director for fashion and design firms.
After several years of reviewing other people’s pictures, I decided to start taking photos by and of myself. The element of water is often present in my shots, whether in the form of rain, tears or humble public swimming pools. Water cleans, soothes and swallows, becoming the only escape.
Workshops
2014. “Laboratorio residenza di fotografia: la camera oscura”, teacher Mariano Dallago
2015. “Fotografia”, teacher Marco Alfredo Bressan
2016. “Reportage ed editing fotografico”, teacher Sara Munari
2016. “Assignment”, teacher Marco Alfredo Bressan
Exhibitions
2013. “La memoria dell’Acqua” (Bologna, Italy)
2013. “Modalità Femminili: ritratti, storie, racconti, fughe in 10 scatti di Anna La Stella e Isabella Sommati” (Milan, Italy)
2014. “FestivArt della Follia” (Turin, Italy)
2014. “Donna, acqua, transito, risacca” (Varese, Italy)
2014. “La poetica del corpo, il corpo poetico” (Turin, Italy)
2014. “Espressiooni, del sentire umano” (Milan, Italy)
2015. “Donna, fuoco, focolare, passione” (Varese, Italy)
2015. “SeeMe Exhibitions” – Louvre (Paris, France)
2015. “Paraphoto – Paratissima” (Turin, Italy)
2015. “Portrait Salon 2015” – Embassy Tea Gallery (London, UK – Tokyo, Japan)
2015. “The favorite photograph exibition”, “Valentine exibition” – Lenscratch (USA, online)
2016. “The Blue Hour: a photographic weatherly story by Katia Morichetti & Isabella Sommati” (Milan, Italy)
2016. “Black Sea”- Boutographies Festival – Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier (The Jury’s projection, Montpellier, France)
2016. “Black Sea” – 3rd Documentary Photography Days in Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey)
2016. “Black Sea” – Slideluck Dallas (Dallas, USA)
2016. “Roots|Radici” with Katia Morichetti – A.M.A. Festival: art and music around (Brescia, Italy)
2016. “My Dark Soul” – Micro Slideluck Graz (Graz, Austria)
2016. “Black Sea” – Indian Photo Festival (Hyderabad, India)
2016. “Women” – Circuit Off, Rosignano Foto Festival (Castiglioncello, Italy)
2016. “My Dark Soul” – Wanted Cinema (Milan, Italy)
2016. “Hands” – Slideluck Montevideo (Montevideo, Uruguay)
2016. “Black Sea” – Slideluck del Café (Manizales, Colombia)
2017. “Love letters exibition” – Lenscratch (USA, online)
2017. “Ghosts in the supermarket” by Katia Morichetti & Isabella Sommati (Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy)
2017. “Eyes of the world – Art of the Portrait” – Sixteen Mile Arts (Milton, ON, USA)
2017. “12X12X1” – Milano PhotoWeek (Milan, Italy)
2017. “Ghosts in the supermarket” by Katia Morichetti & Isabella Sommati – Byopaper 2017, Les Rencontres d’Arles (Arles, France)
2017. “Ghosts in the supermarket” – Slideluck London (Ontario, USA)
2017. “Black Sea Photobook” – ESPY Photography Award 2017 – Elysium Gallery (Swansea, Galles, UK)
2017. “Black Sea Photobook” – Indian Photo Festival (Hyderabad, India)
2017. “London Image Festival” (London, U.K.)
2018. “Alveare” personal exhibition – Milano PhotoWeek (Milan, Italy)
2018. “Black Sea” – TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards Projection (Tokyo, Japan)
2018. “Previsione dei Tempi” (Turin, Italy)
2018. “Underwater Exhibition” – LoosenArt (Rome, Italy)
2018. “Alveare” – Fotoconfronti Off (Bibbiena, Italy)
2018. “Alveare” – Circuito Off, Festival della Fotografia Etica (Lodi, Italy)
2018. “Italian Collection” – Premio Voglino (Italy, online)
2018. “Acqua” – NoPhoto – Paratissima 14 (Turin, Italy)
2019. “Dialoghi su Presenza e Assenza” – Fotografia in Cortile” (Milan, Italy)
2019. “Acqua” – Paratissima Talents (Novara, Italy)
2019. “Acqua” – Aqueous – Paratissima Milano (Milan, Italy)
2019. “Alveare” – Projection at National Photo Awards (Follonica, Italy)
2019. “Acqua” – Bianco Photo Festival (Alessandria, Italy)
2019. “Italian Collection” – Premio Voglino (Italy, online)
2019. “Il corpo. Specchio dell’esistenza” – Mostra collettiva, Circuiti Dinamici (Milan, Italy)
2019. “Pensieri Parole Opere e Omissioni” – Mostra collettiva, Art Paris International (Venice, Italy)
2019. “Acqua” – Fotoconfronti Off (Bibbiena, Italy)
2019. “Acqua” – Circuito Off, Festival della Fotografia Etica (Lodi, Italy)
2019. “Alveare” – Single Shot, Festival della Fotografia Etica (Lodi, Italy)
2019. “Black Sea” – Ph.ocus – Paratissima 15 (Turin, Italy)
2020. “Acqua” – JAS, mostra collettiva (Casale Monferrato, Italy)
2020. “Borders” – ItsLiquid, mostra collettiva (Venice, Italy)
2020. “Black Sea” – Circuito Off, Festival della Fotografia Etica (Lodi, Italy)
2021. “Alveare” – Ph.ocus – Paratissima 16 (Turin, Italy)
Publications
2015. “The Exposure Award, Portraiture Collection” (printed)
2015. “Black Sea” – F-Stop Magazine “Telling Stories” (USA, online)
2015. “Black Sea” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2016. “One Shot”- ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, printed)
2016. “Urban Eye Magazine” (U.K., online)
2016. “We all made of poetry” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2016. “Roots|Radici” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2016. “Oscura #2 Issue” (Italy, printed)
2016. “Water” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2016. “My Dark Soul” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2017. “Betheplace” self-published zine (Italy, printed)
2017. “One Shot” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2017. “Gluttony” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2017. “Ghost in the supermarket” – F-Stop Magazine “Identity & Community” (USA, online)
2017. “Black Sea” – #Photography Magazine, n.19 Issue (UK, online)
2017. “The Blue Hour” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2017. “Black Sea” self-published book (Italy, printed)
2017. “Black Sea” – Dodho Magazine (Spain, online)
2017. “Underwater World” – Dodho Magazine (Spain, online)
2017. “Progresso fotografico n.48”- Interview (Italy, printed)
2017. “Ghost in the supermarket” – Zetaesse, digestioni critiche “Sparire” (Italy, online)
2017. “Gli oceani e il regalo del tempo” – Style Watch, Corriere della Sera (Italy, printed)
2018. “Underwater World” – #Photography Magazine, n.21 Issue (UK, online)
2018. “Underwater World” – ArtAbout Magazine (Italy, online)
2018. “The Modern Village” – Dodho Magazine (Spain, online)
2018. “#Happy emoji” – Memories / No Memories, Deaphoto (Italy, online)
2018. “Calcio in Rosa” – Interview (Italy, online)
2018. “La femminilità delle calciatrici, fra parastinchi, lividi e reggiseni. Il progetto” – VanityFair online (Italy, online)
2018. “Alveare” – Autore Mu.Sa. – Sara Munari blog (Italy, online)
2018. “Black Sea”- Underexposed Magazine – Interview (UK, online)
2018. “Alveare” – Dodho Magazine (Spain, online)
2018. “Underwater World” – F-Stop Magazine “Land, Sea, Air” (USA, online)
2018. “Back to now” – Style Magazine, Corriere della Sera (Italy, printed)
2019. “Alveare” – Fiaf (Italy, online)
2019. “Alveare” – Chora (Italy, online)
2019. “Alveare” – Corridor Elephant Magazine (France, online)
2019. “Alveare” – Click Magazine, Interview (Italy, online)
2019. “Alveare” – EyesOpen Magazine (Italy, online)
2019. “Interview” – Paratissima (Italy, online)
2019. “Acqua” – Clic.hé, Web Magazine di Fotografia e Realtà Virtuale (Italy, online)
2020. “L’eterno ritorno a Livorno” – Style Magazine, Corriere della Sera (Italy, printed)
2020. “Parole d’amore scritte a meringa” – Style Magazine, Corriere della Sera (Italy, printed)
2020. “Alveare” – L’Oil de la Photographie (France, online)
2020. “Alveare” – 24 Heures – Blog of Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret (Switzerland, online)
2020. “Interview” by Jean-Paul Savard-Perret (France, online)
2020. “Interview” by ItsLiquid (Italy, online)
2020. “Interview” by Collater.al (Italy, online)
2021. “Alveare” – Perimetro (Italy, online)
2021. “Isabella Sommati” – Artpil (USA, online)
2021. “Alveare” – published by Showdesk/ (Italy)
Prizes
2015. Bronze Winner – MIFA Photography Contest (Moscow, Russia)
2016. Honorable Mention IPPAWARDS (13th)
2016. Honorable Mention – MIFA Photography Contest (Moscow, Russia)
2016. Silver Winner – TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards (Tokyo, Japan)
2017. Featured come Artist Slideluck by Slideluck Editorial
2017. Honorable Mention FIIPA – Awards Fiof (Italy)
2017. Honorable Mention MonoVision Photography Awards (USA)
2017. Gold Winner – TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards (Tokyo, Japan)
2018. Finalist at Premio Voglino (Lodi, Italy)
2018. Winner at NoPhoto – Paratissima 14 (Turin, Italy)
2019. Finalist at Photo Portfolio Awards Città di Follonica (Follonica, Italy)
2019. Honorable Mention FIIPA – Awards Fiof (Italy)
2019. Finalist at Premio Voglino (Milan, Italy)
2020. Finalist at Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020 (UK)
2020. Finalist at World Water Day 2020 Photo Contest (Italy)
2020. Finalist at Urban Book Award (Italy)
2021. Finalist at World Water Day 2021 Photo Contest (Italy) – 13th place