In bloom

Eleonora Calvelli
Italian photographer currently based in Rome, Italy. After completing her studies in Russian Language and Literature and a master in Journalism at the University of Rome La Sapienza, she followed a two-years course in Photography at the Scuola Romana di Fotografia in Rome (2005). In 2008, she participated to the workshop Il cammino della Via Francigena. The final project was exhibited at the VII International Festival of Rome, and was selected to participate in the China Pingyao International Photography Festival.In 2010 she exhibited at Fotoleggendo a first part of the long-term project Rainbow Families, on Italian homogenitorial families and won two honorable mentions, one at the International Photography Awards and the other at the Lucca Digital Photo Festival. In 2010, she won another honorable mention at the International Photography Award for her project Villaggio Olimpico Roma. She has exhibited her works in Italy and abroad. Her photos have been published in the collective volumes Il cammino della Via Francigena, Zoneattive; Pastori, Punctum; Villaggio Olimpico Roma, Postcart. Her work focuses on documentary and portrait photography, with a particular inclination to describe the interactions and mutual influences between man, environment and nature. She works on personal projects and assignments.