2014 Sony World Photography Awards - 3rd Place, People, Professional Competition
Vinicio Drappo approaches photography in the early eighties, intensifying his activity in 2007 He is amongst the founders of Gruppo Istanti, an association located in Bettona (Perugia, Italy) committed to the promotion of photography through workshops, courses, exhibitions and publications. Vincio works with Parallelozero, an agency in Milan, Italy. He defines himself as a humanist cultivating photography out of self-defense.
In 2014, Vinicio Drappo joined Spontanea, an Italian collective of street photography. Vincio organises and leads workshops about street photography.
Amongst his many acknowledgements, Vinicio Drappo has been awarded the 1° Prize at San Vincenzo Fotografia in 2008, the Jury's Special Prize at Foiano Fotografia, and was a finalist at the Wanted Artist Exposure in New York. In 2013 he won 1st place at the 5th Citerna Fotografia, 2nd place at Umbria Photo Fest and was a finalist at "Portfolio Italia 2012 – Gran Premio Epson". In 2014 he won 3rd place at the Sony World Photography Awards in the People category of the Professional competition.
Vinicio's works were exhibited at the Centro Italiano della Fotografia d’Autore in Bibbiena (Arezzo, Italy) in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2014, his photos were displayed at Somerset House in London, as well as in Liverpool, and he exhibited in Sassoferrato in the festival Face Photo News and Città di Castello in the festival Re-immagina-re.
Vinicio's pictures have appeared in FIAF publications "Passione Italia", "Itaca", "Riflessioni" and "Fotoit", as well as in "Il Fotografo", "Argos", "FotoCult", "Exposure" and "Grazia".
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