NORTHERN CAUCASUS
Northern Caucasus on “Bite! Magazine”
Opening 16 July 2010, Lecture 15:30 – Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto.
Winner 2010 Freelens Award
The winner of this year’s »Freelens-Award« is Davide Monteleone. With his story »Northern Caucasus« the Italian photographer won a prize money of 10.000 €. The award was presented by Thomas Höpker in the atrium of the multimedia vocational school this evening. »I was totally overwhelmed by the quality of the submitted works and it was very hard for the jury to choose a winner« said the Magnum photographer giving credit to the work of the jury who had to choose a single winner out of 60 outstanding stories.
Winner of Emerging photographer grant 2010
2010 Lumix Festival in Hannover.
“Davide Monteleone has succeeded once again, this time with his photographs of the northern Caucasus. He has managed to communicate important contents through his photography and along with this, generate a certain feeling from his audience through impressive lighting and compositions. Monteleone has won the »World Press Photo Award« and has been distinguished at the »Leica Oscar Barnack Awards«”.
Collective Exhibition to celebrate the 100 years anniversary of Confindustria:
Triennale – Milano, 6 maggio – 6 giugno 2010
Ara Pacis – Roma, 30 settembre – 30 novembre 2010
LENS NYT “The Italian photographer Davide Monteleone has been working there extensively this year, pursuing a project that documents Muslim life and the struggle for stability as the Russian government tries to stamp out the remnants of a war that has continued for nearly 15 years.”
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/documenting-the-chechen-struggles/
Finalist with “Russian Caucasus” at Oskar Barnak 2009
2008 Festival della Fotografia Reggio Emilia – collective “Dusha – Russian Soul”
Best book at FotoGrafia Festival in Rome “Dusha Russian Soul”
Best “first book” at Bastianelli Prize in Rome “Dusha Russian Soul”
2008 FOTOGRAFIA Festival Internazionale di Roma Palazzo Esposizioni – Rome
2nd place best book “DUSHA Russian Soul”
1st place general news editorial “Pakistan Turning Point”
Magazine Editorial Categories for Internazionale “Russia”
2007 FOTOGRAFIA Festival Internazionale di Roma – collective
Galleria Santa Cecilia
2nd prize at the Amilcare Ponchielli Milano
“C’era una volta CCCP”
“La Linea Inesistente” Edizioni Contrasto
2009 Foam Talent Issue - Portfolio “Northern Caucasus”
Catalogue Clear Light – Peliti associati
Dusha Russian Soul – Edizioni Postcart