Diego Fedele is an Italian freelance photographer currently based in Melbourne, Australia. After graduating from a Scientific-Technological Institute, he attended a documentary photography course at the "WSP Photography" in Rome, where his photographic journey began. In 2022, Diego was selected for the Eddie Adams Workshop XXXV edition in New York. His projects focus on the human spirit and response in the face of war and hardship. When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine started, he travelled several times through Ukraine to understand the conflict and what people were enduring, committed to a long-term observation of the consequences of the war.
Diego is also a stringer to the Australian Associated Press and Getty Images, covering news and politics. His work has been featured in national and international newspapers and magazines.
Diego completed the RedR Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) in February 2022. He is also a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
Diego Fedele pays his respect to the Traditional Owners of the land where he currently lives, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation to their ancestors and elders past, present, and emerging.
Awards & Exhibitions:
2023
3rd place Annual Photography Award - Documentary Series
Finalist Press Photographer of the Year - 68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism
Finalist Portfolio Category - HIPA Twelfth Season
Finalist Portrait Award - HeadOn Photo Festival 2023
2nd place Editorial War and Conflict - International Photography Award 2023
Paris Photo Festival Exhibition "State of the World" 2023
FotoEvidence Book Award 2023 - Ukraine: A War Crime
Gold winner Press/War - Prix De la Photographie Paris Photo Awards 2023
Finalist War/Conflict - IPA Deeper Perspective Award 2023
2022
2nd place Editorial Series - Tokyo International Foto Awards 2022
2nd place Editorial/Conflict Series - Budapest International Foto Awards 2022
Open Call Print Exhibition Winner - Indian Photo Festival 2022
2nd place Editorial Photo Essay - International Photography Award 2022
Australian runner-up Landscape Category - HeadOn Photo Festival 2022
2017-2022
Finalist Singles - HeadOn 2022
Finalist APA Stories 2021 and 2022
Finalist Miami Street Photo Festival 2020 and 2019
Finalist SIPA 2020
Finalist Aussie Street Photo 2019
Honourable Mention Reporter Day - Gli Occhi della Guerra 2017
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