
Francesca started shooting and developing photos while studying architecture in Naples, Italy. After graduating, she took a 3 month photography course, and soon after she moved to NYC, with the desire of becoming a professional photographer. Once there, she ended up working as an architect, taking pictures in her free time. Back in Naples, in 2017 she got passionate about Street Photography, and since 2019 her work has been exhibited in various photography festivals and exhibitions worldwide, and it has been featured in numerous international magazines and webpages.
She is a member of the international street photography collective Through the Lands, which aims to connect 13 photographers from all over the world to show their unique P.O.V. of the countries they visit.
She is one of the 100 “Women Street Photographers” showcased in the book curated by Gulnara Samoilova and edited by Prestel Publishing.
In 2019 and 2020 she is guest curator of Women In Street, a large international community of women street photographers.
In 2021 she represents the Women Street Photographers community, in behalf of its founder Gulnara Samoilova, at the Trieste Photo Days.
From January 2022 she collaborates with Centro di Alimentazione Consapevole on a yearly project to help young people with eating disorders through photography.
In September 2022 she is chosen by Magazzini Fotografici to work on a personal project sponsored by the Museo Madre (Napoli) on the theme "Utopia/Dystopia".
In May 2023 she is invited as Guest Speaker and Judge at the Italian Street Photo Festival .
From May 2023 she runs a 3-month workshop for immigrants young people in collaboration with Gomitoli Association in Napoli.
In June 2023 an article about Francesca has been published on the italian magazine "Il Fotografo".
In September 2023 Francesca wins the second prize with her collection "Napolism" at the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival.
In 2023 she is invited by Eyeshot Magazine to run a series of photowalks and photo-experiences in Naples, during the Eyeshot Open Call Exhibition at Magazzini Fotografici.
In 2023 she collaborates with Fujifilm Italia to narrate the Summer Jamboree Festival in Senigallia (Itay).
In March 2024 her name appears among 5 Masters of Street Photography on the online magazine Fotocult.it.
At the end of March 2024 Francesca publishes her first Zine with Docu Magazine. The Zine shows 20 pictures she shot at the Magh Mela Festival in India in January 2023.
In September 2024 she is guest speaker and judge at the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival in Sweden.
In October 2024 she is guest speaker and judge at the Istanbul Street Photography Festival in Turkey.
Francesca is currently teaching art and photography.
Women Street Photographers Exhibition in Brazil 2024
Finalist
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La Vie en Bleu - International Recidency Program for Photographers
Finalist
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Fujifilm Street Photo Awards 2023
Single Photo Finalist
Street Photographers Foundation Awards 2023
Series Finalist
Eyeshot Open Call 2023
Series Semifinalist
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Gothenburg Street Photography Festival 2023
2nd Prize Series Winner and Single Photo Finalist
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Women Street Photographers Kuala Lumpur Exhibition 2023
Winner
Siena International Photo Awards 2022
Street Category Finalist
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Eyeshot Magazine Open Call 2022
Honorable mention by Vineet Vohra and Single Photo Category Finalist
Istanbul Street Photography Festival 2022
Istanbul Category Finalist
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Italian Street Photo Festival 2022
Single Photo Category Finalist
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Urban Book Award2021
Semifinalist
Siena International Photo Awards 2021
Street Category Finalist
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Istanbul Street Photography Festival 2020
Single Photo Category Finalist
London Street Photography Festival 2020
Single Photo Category Finalist
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Women Street Photographers Kuala Lumpur Exhibition 2020
Honorable Mention
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Siena International Photo Awards 2020
Street Category Finalist
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UPCOMING EVENTS
3-day Workshop in Naples, 4-6 April 2025 at Spazio Tangram. SOLD OUT!!
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SHOOT LIKE A LOCAL, "Easter in Trapani"
Workshop with me and Giedo van der Zwan,
17-20 April 2025
https://www.shootlikealocal.com/workshops/
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3-day Workshop in Naples, 27-29 june 2025 at Spazio Tangram
https://www.spazio-tangram.it/workshop-di-street-photography-con-francesca-chiacchio
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SHOOT LIKE A LOCAL, Naples 5-day Workshop with me and Giedo van der Zwan, 17-21 September 2025
https://www.shootlikealocal.com/workshops/
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CONTACT
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Contact me for personal and group workshops in Italy and worldwide via email or filling the form at the bottom of this page.
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Rispetta
Museo della Moda, Napoli, Italy 2024
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La Vie en Bleu - International Exhibition
Mediterraneo - La Gare du Sud, Nice, France 2024
Women in Street SG Exhibition
Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, Singapore 2024
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Tehran Street Photography Festival
Iranian Artists Forum - Momayez Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2023
Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards
The Czestochowa Museum, Czestochowa, Poland 2023
Half the Sky Street Photography from Women
Konganei City, Tokyo, Japan 2023
Napolism Collection at the Gothenburg Street Photography Festival 2023
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Women Street Photographers at the Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaisya 2023
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The Wall of Women by Women by Unexposed Collective at the Ballarat Photo Biennale, Ballarat, Australia 2023
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Through The Lands Collective at Light Leaks Festival,
La Rotondes, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 2023
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Eyeshot Open Call
Galleria del Cembalo, Rome, Italy 2022
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Street Sans Frontieres
Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, France 2022
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Treviso Photographic Festival
Piazza San Vito, Treviso, Italy 2021
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Women Street Photographers
Museum of Anthropology, Tabasco, Mexico 2021
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Un Altro Sguardo (Solo exhibition)
Museum Shop, Naples, Italy 2020
Double Trouble by Unexposed Collective at the Head On Photo Festival, Sidney, Australia 2020
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All Roads Lead to Rome
Borgo Art Gallery, Rome, Italy 2019
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Women Street Photographers at the Brussels Street Photography Festival, Belgium 2019
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Short Street Stories at the Trieste Photo Days, Trieste, Italy 2019
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Street Photography Exhibition Florence
Zona Aromatica Protetta, Florence, Italy 2019
Two Way Street by Women in Street at StreetFoto San Francisco, San Francisco, USA 2019
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Street Sans Frontieres
Galerie Joseph Turenne, Paris, France 2019
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Photo Scapes by Kromia Gallery (Permanent exhibition)
Prestige Rooms Chiaia, Naples, Italy 2019
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Looking Through Their Eyes (Solo exhibition), at Montreuil Portes Ouvertes, Montreuil, Paris, France 2017
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Il Mattino ha l'oro in bocca by Nigma Fotografi
Castel Nuovo, Naples, Italy 1999
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EYESHOT Magazine n.13: Spirituality
STREET MACADAM: Live stream interview with Francesca Chiacchio
https://www.instagram.com/reel/
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CITIES Magazine n.14: "Francesca Chiacchio-NAPOLISM"
https://www.italianstreetphotography.com/cities
Street Life Podcast: Francesca Chiacchio (aka Francesca Who)
https://streetlife.buzzsprout.com/2001765/15078506-francesca-chiacchio-aka-francesca-who
Docu Magazine Special Edition: Francesca Chiacchio
https://www.blurb.com/b/11942251-francesca-chiacchio
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FOCTOCULT.IT : "Cinque maestri della street photography si raccontano: ispirazione, strategia e tecnica. Martin Parr, Francesca Chiacchio, Giorgio Galimberti, Stefano Mirabella ed Eolo Perfido ci parlano di uno dei generi più diffusi ed amati della fotografia"
https://fotocult.it/maestri-street-photography-raccontano-ispirazione-strategia-e-tecnica
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"Half the Sky" photobook by Ephemere + cover image
https://everythingisephemere.com/products/p/halfthesky
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STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION: Series "Napolism" by Francesca Chiacchio
https://streetphotographersfoundation.com/francesca-chiacchio-2/
"10" Street Photography book by Psicografici Editori
https://psicograficieditore.com/shop/libri/10-street-photography/
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FUJIFILM X STORIES - Street photography con X-T5: Francesca Chiacchio ci racconta il Summer Jamboree Festival
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Storydrops Photo Series #21: Summer Jamboree by Francesca Chiacchio
https://open.substack.com/pub/storydrops/p/photo-series-21-revisiting-familiar
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IL FOTOGRAFO n.342: "Guardare San Gennaro dritto negli occhi" Francesca Chiacchio
https://sprea.it/rivista/37219-il-fotografo-n342
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EYESHOT Magazine n.10: Open Call Edition
UP PHOTOGRAPHERS: Interview with Francesca Chiacchio
https://upphotographers.com/interviews/interview-with-francesca-chiacchio/
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MAGAZINE REPORTAGEM: Francesca Chiacchio Portfolio (pag. 34-45)
https://issuu.com/magazinereportagem/docs/magazine_reportagem_03.2022
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STREET BADASS: Live stream interview with Francesca Chiacchio
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Caxufhpoysj/
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STREET PHOTO POOL: Interview with Francesca Chiacchio
https://www.instagram.com/p/CahWJ6xvz2K/
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THE STREET ROVER Magazine: "La fotografia è una passione di cui non posso fare più a meno. Intervista a Francesca Chiacchio"
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CRACK MAGAZINE: "Notting HIll Carnival: 10 photographers recount their stories of the parade"
https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/notting-hill-carnival-photography/
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"WOMEN STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS" Book
edited by Gulnara Samoilova and published by Prestel
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STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION:"Photo Stories: Francesca Chiacchio"
https://streetphotographersfoundation.com/francesca-chiacchio/
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WONDERZOFPHOTOGRAPHY: Francesca Chiacchio
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121 CLICKS:"My Personal Best: Italian street photographer Francesca Chiacchio"
https://121clicks.com/showcases/francesca-chiacchio-italian-street-photographer
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PHOTOGRAPHIC MERCADILLO: Francesca Chiacchio, 20 January 2020
www.facebook.com/PhotographicMercadillo
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EYESHOT Magazine: Francesca Chiacchio
https://eyeshotstreetphotography.com/summer-jamboree-francesca-chiacchio/
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SHORT STREET STORIES Book "A collective tribute to Martin Parr's street photography" by Exhibit Around
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CITIES #5 Magazine: "Viareggio's Carnival"
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14&15 BOW Magazine n. 9/2018
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La REPUBBLICA Napoli.it 16/08/2017
"Feast of Assumption Fireworks on Naples' waterfront: the perfect shot"
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