FRANCESCA CHIACCHIO BIO Francesca started shooting and developing photos while studying architecture in Naples, Italy. After graduating, she took a 3-month photography course, and soon after she moved to NYC, with the idea of becoming a professional photographer. Once there, she ended up working as an architect, taking pictures in her free time. Back in Naples, she got passionate about Street Photography and since then her work has been exhibited in various photography festivals and exhibitions worldwide, and it has been featured in numerous international magazines and webpages. Since 2020 she has been a member of an international street photography collective called "Through the Lands". In 2021 she appears, among other 99 female street photographers, in the book “Women Street Photographers” edited by Prestel Publishing. In June 2023 an article about Francesca has been published on the italian magazine "Il Fotografo". In the same year she collaborates with Fujifilm Italia in one of their X-Stories; and in September she wins the second prize with her collection "Napolism" at the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival. In March 2024 her name appears among 5 Masters of Street Photography on the magazine Fotocult.it. In the same month she publishes her first Zine with Docu Magazine. In 2025 she has her solo exhibition at the Festival Fotografico Europeo in Milan. Francesca has been Guest Speaker and Judge for several Street Photo Festivals. Furthermore, since 2023 she has been running her own workshops in Naples, as well as with other street photographers and organizations.
