Salvatore Esposito

SALVATORE ESPOSITO LIVES AND WORKS IN NAPLES. HIS FIRST WORK EXPERIENCE IS AS AN ASSISTANT FASHION, BUT HIS MAIN CONCERN IS THE PHOTOJOURNALIST, AND BEGAN WORKING WITH A LOCAL NEWSPAPER WHERE HE WORKED ON NEWS, POLITICS AND SPORTS. HE IS PARTICULARLY ATTENTIVE TO THE NEWS ON CRIME AND ORGANIZED CRIME. AFTER THREE YEARS HE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE NEWSPAPER AND BEGAN TO WORK ON A FREELANCE BASIS FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. IN THE MEANTIME HE CARRIED A PIECE ON "DRUGS AND MICRO-CRIMINALITY " IN SCAMPIA NORTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF NAPLES, AND SHOWS ONE OF THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE CITY. HIS WORK WAS HONORED IN 2009 WITH TWO INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: 1ST PLACE OF TERRY NEILL O 'NEILL AWARD IN ENGLAND, WHERE AMONG OTHER THINGS WAS TO PIN FROM THE "COURAGE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER FROM MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHER IAN BERRY; ANOTHER PRIZE WAS A MENTION OF' HONOR THE PX3 OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN FRANCE. HE WON IN 2010 AT THE CHINA INTERNATIONAL PRESS COMPETITION 2ND PRIZE "GENERAL NEWS STORIES" WITH "DRUGS AND MICRO-CRIMINALITY IN SCAMPIA”. IN 2009 HE JOINED THE GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE AGENCY "CONTRASTO", DEALING WITH LONG-TERM PROJECTS ON PETTY CRIME.HE WON ALSO AN HONORABLE MENTION AT IPA AWARD 2010 WITH A REPORTAGE ABOUT YOUNG GUYS AT RISK CALLED “COLMENA” . IN THE 2011 HE WINS THE FIRST PRIZE AT FESTIVAL SCOOP GRAND LILLE IN THE CATEGORY “PRIX DU DOCUMENTAIRE”. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS OF HIS REPORTAGE ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS.