Carola Cappellari is a documentary photographer and facilitator whose work is rooted in autobiographical experiences,
drawing inspiration from her life and those close to her to explore wider themes of identity, family, belonging, and migration. She views photography as a tool for co-creation, engaging in performances, installations, and collaborative practices.
She specialises in photography and human rights between the United Kingdom, Türkiye, and Albania. She graduates in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the London College of Communication in 2019, and in Human Rights, Migration and Paths of Intercultural Inclusion from the University of Bologna in 2022.
In 2023, she earns a scholarship to attend the Jack London Photography School in Italy and is among the finalists at the Canon Student Development Programme with the project “Sons of the Sun”. In 2024 she is selected for the historical one-year “Bevilacqua La Masa” residency with Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
Carola frequently partners with international NGOs and social enterprises to deliver participatory photography workshops that promote cross-cultural understanding, gender equality, and women’s empowerment.
Selected Clients
TIME Magazine, BBC Travel, Al Jazeera English, Middle East Eye, The New Arab, Mulieris Magazine, Huck Magazine, Q-Code Magazine, Nascer do Sol, Taaf Media, Oxfam International, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, SGDD-Asam, Amal4Education, BeChild Ngo, Komuniteti Papa Xhovani XXIII, Marsea,
Margate Bound, We Are Fuori Fuoco, Lensational, Qisetna.
Education | Residencies
2024-25 Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - Bevilacqua La Masa, art residency
2023 Jack London School of Photography and Literature
2022 Fotofilmic Masterclass with Diana Markosian
2022 Master's in Human Rights, Migration and Intercultural Inclusion - University of Bologna, Italy 2020 Fotofilmic Masterclass with Bieke Depoorter (online)
2019 BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography - UAL London College of Communication
Awards
2025 Sarajevo Photography Festival, winner 3rd place documentary category
2025 Crea Open Venice, finalist
2024 Athens Photo Festival, shortlisted
2023 Lucie Foundation Emerging Scholarship, honorable mention
2023 Canon Development Student Programme, 30finalists
2023 Jack London School - scholarship recipient
2022 Fotofilmic Masterclass with Diana Markosian - scholarship recipient
2022 Magnum Photos Portfolio Review, selected
2020 Fringe Arts Bath Festival,selected
2022 Fotofilmic Masterclass with Bieke Depoorter - scholarship recipient
2019 Aesthetica Next GenerationPhotographer, nominee
2019 Prints Future Award, winner
Selected Exhibitions
2025 YAP Festival - MeVe Memoriale Veneto Grande Guerra -Montebelluna, IT [Oct. 25 - Nov. 30]
2025 Granda - Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - / Bevilacqua La Masa Galleria San Marco, Venice, IT [Oct. 05 - Nov. 23]
2025 Sarajevo Photography Festival - Sarajevo National Gallery - Sarajevo, BiH
2025 CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo - Venice, IT
2025 Artefiera Bologna - Bevilacqua la Masa - Bologna, IT
2024 Mostra de Fotografia e Autores (solo show) - Lisbon, PORT
2024 Mostra de Fotografia e Autores (solo show) - Faro, PORT
2024 Tirana Photo Festival - Tirana, ALB
2022 Casa degli Artisti (Perimetro) - LightLand: una luce per la ricerca, Milan, IT
2022 The Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, UK
2025 IED Torino - Personal presentation within the documentary photography course
2025 Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - Personal Presentation
2025 We Are Fuori Fuoco - Course on “Participatory Photography”
2025 We Are Fuori Fuoco - Course on “Photographic Self-Portrait: From Personal Expression to Documentation
2023-24 Lensational- Photography Trainer's ‘New Perspectives’ photography programme for emerging women photographers from Ghana, Kenya, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, Zambia, Guyana.
2022 La SapienzaUniversity of Rome - Talk Speak Up Jean Monnet Module on gender discrimination and violence I Rome, Italy
2022 Photojournalism Hub - Talk “Human rights in Frame (Turkey)”, with Özge Sebzeci, Bradley Secker, Noemi Zaltron.
2022 AIYD Turkey - Coordinator PhotoLab on photography and storytelling involving Syrian teenage girls, with a focus on gender equality and women's rights | Gaziantep, Turkey.
2022 GAFSAD - Personal Presentation | Gaziantep, Turkey
2021SGDD ASAM - Coordinator Photography Workshop involving Afghan, Syrian, and Turkish women | Gaziantep, Turkey
