Guia Besana

Photographer / Based in Paris France

     Guia Besana, (b.1972), Italian self-taught photographer currently living and working in Paris France. After studies in media and comunication in Turin, Italy, in 1994 she becomes photographer and moves to Paris... read on
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     Guia Besana, (b.1972), Italian self-taught photographer currently living and working in Paris France. After studies in media and comunication in Turin, Italy, in 1994 she becomes photographer and moves to Paris (France). With a particular attention to women’s issues she travels in different countries and joins Anzenberger Agency in 2005 and the Gallery in 2013. In 2016 she joins 1968 gallery (London). Her work is regularly published in international magazines and blogs: CNN photo blog, International New York Times, Huffington Post, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, Le Monde, Courrier International, D di Repubblica, Esquire…Her work has been recognized by several international awards: Los Angeles LADCA, MIFA, MarieClaire International Award, AI AP, PWP - Professional Women Photographers, finaliste au Julia Margaret Cameron Award, finaliste au prix Leica Oskar Barnack . With her personal project Baby Blues she won the Amilcare Ponchielli Grin 2012. Her images have been exhibited in Los Angeles (US), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Italy, France, Spain and Malaysia.