Giacomo Palermo

Giacomo Palermo is a photojournalist and unconventional visual communicator working on sociological and humanitarian research in the Mediterranean area. He has collaborated as a photographer with Getty Images Inc., Touring Club Italia, Majority World CIC - Global - Photo Agency, The MEGA Agency, GEDI S.p.a Gruppo Editoriale, La Repubblica, National Geographic Italia, La Sicilia, La Discussione, Aleteia.org, America Oggi, La Voce di New York and other international magazines. He is a volunteer missionary at the 'Speranza e Carità' O.n.l.u.s. mission in Palermo founded by his lay brother Biagio Conte. Winner in 2015 of the Special Prize of the "Italian Federation of Photographic Associations" dedicated to the most influential Italian humanitarian photographer Tina Modotti. In 2021 his project entitled " TerrA MAGNUM (Mediterranean)" was included in "The Magnum Connect Program" of the most important and prestigious photo agency in the world, Magnum Photos. He has exhibited in photographic group exhibitions such as the "International Centre of Photography" in Palermo founded by Letizia Battaglia.