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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

info@francescachiacchio.com 

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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 Storieat 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

https://fujifilm-x.com/it-it/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

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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" 

https://www.thestreetrover.it/la-fotografia-e-una-passione-di-cui-non-posso-fare-piu-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

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667163/women-street-photographers-by-gulnara-samoilova-melissa-breyer/

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STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION:"Photo Stories: Francesca Chiacchio"

https://streetphotographersfoundation.com/francesca-chiacchio/

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WONDERZOFPHOTOGRAPHY: Francesca Chiacchio

https://www.facebook.com/wonderzofphotography/posts/warm-welcome-today-to-francesca-chiacchio-a-talented-photographer-from-italy-who/

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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"

https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/08/16/foto/ferragosto_i_fuochi_d_artificio_sul_lungomare_di_napoli-173145479/1/#1

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