Vanessa Vettorello

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Vanessa Vettorello is a recipient of the 2023 Global Award - GFX Challenge Grant Program
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Location: Turin
Nationality: Italian
Biography: Vanessa Vettorello is an Italian professional photographer born in 1985. She is currently based in Turin, where she works for editorial projects and collaborates with the agency Parallelozero. She studied photography at IED, graduating in 2011.... MORE
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Vanessa Vettorello is a recipient of the 2023 Global Award - GFX Challenge Grant Program
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Jan 29, 2024
The GFX Challenge Grant Program, sponsored by FUJIFILM, is a grant program that awards 5 Global Grant Awards and 10 Regional Grant Awards to help aspiring creatives bring their imaging projects to life. It is designed to nurture and develop the skills of emerging/promising content creators, giving them the opportunity to create content on topics that have significant meaning to them, while gaining experience using FUJIFILM GFX System gear.

I am honored to announce that I was one of the recipients of the grant in 2023.  "Wandering Star" is the second phase of an ongoing exploration into strabismus, a condition that significantly impacted my childhood. Through an analysis of my memories, archival materials, and engagement with others who have experienced strabismus, I am reevaluating how an illness can influence one's identity and self-perception.

Strabismus is quite common, affecting approximately 4% of the population, and its effects extend beyond mere aesthetics. This project is situated within the realm of contemporary documentary photography and is part of a larger endeavor focused on disability.

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