Photographer's Profile

Giacomo d'Orlando

Italy

Giacomo d'Orlando (1990) is a self-taught documentary photographer born in Italy. He began career as an advertising photographer until he decided to move to Nepal and then Peru in order to enter the world of photojournalism, working alongside several local NGOs and focusing mainly on social issues. After this experience he lived in both Australia and New Zealand. This inspired him to concentrate on the environment, with particular attention to the possible future scenarios caused by climate change. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The Washington Post, Paris Match, Der Spiegel, El Pais, Geo France, De Volkskrant, D-La Repubblica, Mare Magazin, Vice, FQMillennium among others and exposed worldwide in photographic festivals and galleries. Today his work looks at how the increasing pressures brought about by climate change are reshaping the planet and how present-day society is reacting to the new challenges that will characterize our future.