Martina Zaninelli is a Berlin based photographer. She also worked for long time as photo-editor.

She attended Lisa Barnard's masterclass at ISSP and Linn Schröder's seminar at Ostkreuz School of Photograhy in Berlin. She holds a BA in Modern and Contemporary History. Her background in history influences her photographic practice and story telling. Her work puts under the spotlight stories of individuals and collectives affected by overwhelming events that reverberate through our contemporary times, provoking a constant dialogue between present and past. Her artistic practice relies heavily on the use of archival material and include in addition to photography multimedia elements.

mail: martina.zaninelli [at] gmail.com

and here Instagram


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025, Brotherland, La CAVe, Rome, IT

2022, Pop-up exhibition. Mahalle, Berlin, DE

2022, Brotherland, Peter-Weiss-Haus, Rostock, DE

2022, Brotherland, Maison de Heidelberg, Hors Les Mours, Montpellier, FR

2018, Are there trees back in Berlin?, Galerie Fotogravie(l), Berlin, DE

2018, Are there trees back in Berlin?, Sali d'Argento Photo Gallery, Alfedena, IT

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022, Pop-up exhibition. Stadthalle Rostock, Rostock, DE

2022, Pop-up exhibition. Berlin, Rostock, Fusion Festival, Lärz, DE

2022, Pop-up exhibition. Kleines Schauspielhaus, Dresden, DE

2022, Book Hook, Rucka Art – Cesis, LV

2022, Brotherland, Peter-Weiss-Haus, Rostock, DE

2022, Les Boutographies - projections, Montpellier, FR

2022, Pop-up exhibition. Dresden, DE

2021, Festival Castelnuovo Fotografia, Castelnuovo di Porto, Rome, IT

2020, Home Museum – Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria

2019, Funzilla – Rome Photozine Festival, Rome, IT

2019, Book exhibition. Athens Photo Festival, Athens, GR

2018, Book exhibition. Bon Art Book Fair, Teheran, IR

2018, Infinite Sauvage. Art Hall, Kuldiga, LV

2018, The Family of No Man. Cosmos Arles Books, Arles, FR

2018, #Heimatministerium. LUMIX Festival, Hannover, DE

2018, Strategies against the map. A Ilha, Lisbon, PT

2017, Don't Forget Me Not. Galerie Fotoforum, Bolzano, IT

2017, Dont't Forget Me Not. taf : theartfoundation, Athens, GR

2017, Don't Forget Me Not. Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain, Berlin, DE

2017, Projection. Encontros da Imagem, Braga, PT

2017, Rotterdam Photo Festival, Netherlands, NL

2016, Refugees - Travelling exhibition, Berlin, DE

2016, Die urbane Wunderkammer. Haus 73, Hamburg, DE

 

Publications and features

der freitag, taz – die tageszeitung, junge Welt, Archivo, kwerfeldein, die Nacht, International Photography Magazine, PLS magazine, repubblica.it, Tagesspiegel, Kiosk of Democracy, Times of Israel, Umbria24, Quarry Londo/New York, CFR Edizioni, Frattura-Italia, Versus Verlag Zürich, Berliner Morgenpost, Esspress.

 
 

GRANTS & AWARDS

2024, Finalist. Archive of Documentary Arts Collection Awards, Durham, USA - Brotherland

2024, Shortlist. Format Festival, Derby, UK – Brotherland

2024, Shortlist- Athens Photofestival, GR - Brotherland

2023, Finalist. Giostre Edizioni Dummy Award, IT -YOUNG

2023, Winner. Founding of Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, DE - Brotherland

2022, Longlist. Format Festival, Derby, UK – Brotherland

2022, Winner. Premio Marco Bastianelli, Rome, IT - YOUNG

2021, Finalist. Kassel Dummy Award, Kassel, DE - YOUNG

2021, Finalist. Charta Dummy Award, Rome, IT - YOUNG

2019, Scholarship of the Cultural Department, Bolzano, IT - Brotherland

2017, Finalist. DOCfield Dummy Award, Barcelona, ES

2017, Nominee. Photogrvphy Grant. Category „conceptual“ - Are there trees back in Berlin?

2017, Selected. Discovery Award – Projection. Encontros da Imagem, Braga, PT - Are there trees back in Berlin?

2017, Founding program of the Cultural Department, Bolzano, IT - Are there trees back in Berlin?

 

EDUCATION

2019 – 2022, ISSP International Masterclass mentored by Lisa Barnard

2018, ISSP - International Summer School of Photography, workshop by Lisa Barnard

2018, Strategies against the map, workshop by Federico Clavarino and Andrea Grützner

2016 – 2017, Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie, Berlin – Linn Schröder Class

2015, How to do a book, workshop by Calin Kruse

2014, Officine Fotografiche, Rome, Italy - Reportage Class by Gaetano Di Filippo

2014, Degree in medieval, modern and contemporary history, Università di Roma „La Sapienza“