BIOGRAPHY
Internationally renowned photographer, adventurer and storyteller, Andrea Pozzi was born in Bormio, an alpine jewel of Italy, in the autumn of 1984.
Since an early age, he has always been fascinated by distant lands, places where contact with nature is fundamental and where civilization has been unable to take root.
The excitement behind a new experience, a new landscape or a new encounter is what gives him life. The growing desire for discovery, which becomes stronger with every new journey, has given birth to his own personal photographic journey, FORGOTTENLANDS.
Andrea's camera has taken him to the wild and remote corners of the world, witnessing the huge glaciers of Alaska and Yukon, the peaks of Patagonia and Asia, the tropical paradises of Polynesia, the Andean Plateau, the surreal and endemic species of Yemen, the desolate moorlands of Scotland, the tangled forests of New Zealand, the unbelievable japanese winter, the wild siberian taiga and the northern lights of Lapland. He visited 60 countries.
Every journey in the attempt to portray the beauty and the magic around him, trying to know better himself getting in touch with the soul of adventure and exploration.
He has continuously earned several awards in the most important international competitions of nature photography, including the most prestigious in the world: the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Author of an autobiographical book (2015), entitled "30", he is known for his great passion for adventure and an unconventional lifestyle, which often sees him as the protagonist of solitary and sometimes singular experiences in the wilderness.
He speaks 4 languages: italian, english, spanish and russian.
His great experience has led him to establish himself as an expert and recognized guide (and as a photographic tutor) in the most diverse environments. Particularly linked to Latin America, he offers expeditions and Photo Tours every year to every corner of the planet.
Graduated in environmental architecture in 2009, his life path led him to move away from a physically static profession to apply his knowledge and aesthetic taste developed during the course of studies in photographic art: gifted with a great spirit of observation, he firmly believes that the reading of one's photographs is closely linked to our background, to everything we have experienced during our growth.
Since 2005 he has also been a ski instructor, a skill that often allows him to reach unspoiled places.
International Awards:
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Asferico 2022 - Highly Commended
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Memorial Maria Luisa 2022 - Highly Commended
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IGPOTY 2022 - 3rd Place + 3 Highly Commended
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Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 - Runner-up
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GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 - Highly Commended
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Montphoto 2021 - Highly Commended
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Golden Turtle 2021 - Prize Winner (3rd Place) + 1 Highly Commended
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BioPhotoContest 2021 - First Place (of a biome category)
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Memorial Maria Luisa 2021 - Honorable Mention
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Glanzlichter 2021 - Highly Commended
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IGPOTY 2021 - 3rd Place + 6 Highly Commended
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Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 - Category Winner + 1 Highly Commended
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BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 - Highly Commended
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Concours International Montier 2020 - Category Winner + 1 Highly Commended
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Golden Turtle 2020 - Prize Winner (3rd Place) + 1 Highly Commended
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Montphoto 2020 - 3 Highly Commended
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BioPhotoContest 2020 - 2 Highly Commended
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Asferico 2020 - 1 Runner-up +2 Highly Commended
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Memorial Maria Luisa 2020 - 2 Honorable Mention
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IGPOTY 2020 - 2 Highly Commended
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Montphoto 2019 - Highly Commended
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BioPhotoContest 2019 - Highly Commended
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Asferico 2019 - 3 Highly Commended
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IGPOTY 2019 - Category Winner
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Golden Turtle 2018 - Highly Commended
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Concours International Montier 2018 - Highly Commended
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Glanzlichter 2018 - 2 Highly Commended
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Asferico 2018 - Highly Commended
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IGPOTY 2018 - Category Winner (+2 Highly Commended)
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Golden Turtle 2017 - Prize winner (3rd Place)
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Montphoto 2017 - Highly Commended
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Asferico 2017 - Highly Commended
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BioPhotoContest 2017 - Highly Commended
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Glanzlichter 2017 - Highly Commended
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MontPhoto 2016 - Highly Commended
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Golden Turtle 2016 - Highly Commended
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Photo Travel Awards 2016 - Silver Medal
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BioPhotoContest 2015 - 2 Highly Commended
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Memorial Maria Luisa 2014 - Honorable Mention
Main exhibitions:
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WOPART Lugano | September 2018
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MIA Photo Fair Milan | March 2018
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Oasis Photo Festival, Chiaverano | May 2016
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Dreamerlandscape "L'Arte della Luce", Porto Recanati | August 2012