Antonello Veneri was born in Italy in 1973 and he lives and works in Brazil since 2009. He is a journalist, photographer and video-maker and his work focuses on communities issues (Brazilian cultural and religious traditions, daily life of the suburbs and favelas and fishermen )
Antonello regularly collaborates with Agence France Presse (AFP). His work has been featured in several publications, including: National Geographic, The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, El Pais, Le Monde, Libération, La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera, Internazionale, Folha de São Paulo, Estadão, Jornal Globo, Carta Capital, Yorokobu etc…
He has produced 14 individual exhibitions, including: “Acolhidos”, on the reception of Venezuelan refugees, organized in Brasilia at the Cultural Center of the Bank of Brazil, “Extremos Cotidianos” in Paraty Photo Festival, “Mãe Stella de Oxóssi” in Literature Festival, Salvador, “Cartoline da Venezia” at the Italian Institute of Culture in São Paulo; “Dall’amore non si fugge” in Rimini, Milan, Madrid and Lisbon, “Interiores da Maré” at Brown University and Virginia Tech in the United States. Veneri received several awards and recognitions.
