Francesco Anselmi

Francesco Anselmi (Italy) is an Italian documentary photographer whose long-term projects explore social change, identity and the forces shaping communities across Europe and the United States. Born in Milan, he studied at the International Center of Photography in New York, where he received the New York Times Foundation Scholarship in 2010.

In 2012, Francesco began documenting the human consequences of the Greek economic crisis, looking beyond economic statistics and political events to explore how years of uncertainty and austerity affected people’s everyday lives. The long-term project received international recognition, including the Chris Hondros Fellowship Fund and the Visura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project, and was presented at major photography festivals across Europe.

Since 2017, Francesco has focused much of his work on the changes shaping contemporary American society, with particular attention to identity, migration and life in border regions. Through long-term observation, he explores how political and social divisions become visible in individual lives, communities and the landscapes they inhabit.

Francesco has twice been recognized by the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and received the Visa d’Or for Daily Press in 2019. His work has been published and exhibited internationally, including at Visa pour l’Image and Les Rencontres d’Arles. Living and working between Italy and the United States, he continues to use documentary photography to examine the social changes reshaping Western society.