MARINA SPIRONETTI

My photo essay about Sardinian carnivals and traditional costumes is about to become a book. If you wish to pre-order a copy, you can do so here. Almost there. If you know me personally, you already know my heritage is Sardinian from my mother's side. She was born in a small coast town called L'Argentiera, a former mining town. Its name comes from the Italian "argento", silver. My grandfather was a miner, there. If you know me well, you already know I have spent the past four

Happy to announce that one of the pictures I took at Tenuta San Leonardo last September was awarded 3rd place in the People category of Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year as part of the prestigious Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year. The image was part of an assignment about the region of Trentino for Food and Travel magazine , which is due to be published soon. My image of the Venetian Carnival made it to the final cut as well and was highly commended in the Food

Join me with a glass of bubbles as the 2020 winners of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year will be revealed during an online Awards Even

Life in Milan under lockdown. My account of these strange and uncertain times, written for Euronews.

Delighted to announce one of the Sikkim pictures I took on assignment for Dove magazine last autumn was awarded 2nd place in the Street Food category of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year - and hearing the announcement from former Blur bassist Alex James made it even more special. Woooohoooo! A 90s girl could not ask for more, really! This year's award saw 9,000 entries coming from 77 different countries, attracting some of the finest food photographers from all over the

Just like last year, London has gained a stunning , open-air exhibition with the latest winning images from Travel Photographer of the Year. They are now on display at London Bridge City, next to the City Hall and with the Tower of London and London Bridge as a magnificent backdrop. I am delighted to be part of it once again - this time with two images, a 2nd place and a highly commended, both in the Smart Shot section. Here they are! :) The exhibition will be viewable 24/7 a

I am thrilled to announce that one of my Sardinia pictures won third place in the portrait category of this year’s iPhone Photography Awards. This image is part of a long-term project about century-long traditions in the region of Barbagia, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It was taken in the town of Gavoi. Myriam Costeri - the beautiful young woman in the picture - and her friends had agreed to a photo shoot so that I could take some portraits of them wearing their tradi

So goodnight with this video of Travel Photographer of the Year on BBC Newsnight - so good to see my image from Burkina Faso in their selection. Londoners, tomorrow is the last day to visit the exhibition at the Scoop (London Bridge tube). Enjoy :) #BBC #BBCNewsnight #Newsnight #TPOTY #TravelPhotographeroftheYear #travelphotography #travelphotographer #travel #MarinaSpironetti #BurkinaFaso #exhibition #London #LondonBridgecity

Good news! Results of the 2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards have been announced and I am pleased to announce two of my projects have been awarded silver and gold in two different categories. The picture story of the wedding of Patrick and Fanny was a silver winner in the category People- Wedding. The wedding of Patrick and Fanny was celebrated in February 2017 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Patrick is a Burkinabé; Fanny is a French national. Beyond being a reportage of the

Yes, I know - It's been a while since I last updated this blog ... The last few months have been very busy travelling and working on new, exciting photographic projects. There have been some pretty good news as well - for the second year in a row I had the pleasure of being among the winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year. Last December this picture was awarded second place in the Food - Flavours of the World section. The image was taken at a wedding I attended durin

June's been a good month. Lots of packing and unpacking, several flights to catch, laundry stops in between. I managed to go back to Japan and Denmark, two of my favourite countries in the world, to see good friends in London and to travel across the South of France all the way to Barcelona and Madrid. Not bad, considering June only has 30 days ... Some pretty good news arrived as well. My ongoing project about Sardinian women was awarded a honourable mention at the Moscow In

Happy to announce the Travel Photographer of the Year Awards is staging the outdoor exhibition at Princes Dock Street in Hull. The show is part of the events to celebrate the second season of Hull's year as UK City of Culture. My image of the two French ladies waiting for the annual 14th of July parade will be there on display together with the other winning entries from the 2016 competition. The photos will remain on show until the 30th of June. Another TPOTY exhibition is s