Marco Secchi

Marco Secchi is an Italian photographer[1][2] and photo journalist.[1][3] He works for Getty Images,[3] worked for Corbis[4] and specializes in political and social events. Secchi is one of the founding members of the alternative photography collective, #Awakening. He is also a teacher offering photography workshops or photowalks of locations like Scotland, England, Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy.[5][6][7][8][9]

Marco Secchi
Born
Venice, Italy
OccupationPhotographer
OrganizationAwakening Collective
AgentGetty Images
Websitemarcosecchi.com

Career

Secchi is a native of Venice, Italy, although he has lived most of his youth in Milan, moving later to France, Switzerland, Scotland, The Isle of Scalpay and since many years lives in London.[3][10] He began his career as a photographer in 1980 and was inspired to do so by other photographers like Tullio Farabola, Gianni Berengo Gardin and Elliott Erwitt.[1] Over the course of his career, he has taken photographs of prominent events and people, including political figures like Pope Francis,[11] sportspeople like LeBron James[12] and Mike Tyson,[13] celebrities like George Clooney,[4] and royalty like Queen Elizabeth II.[1] He has also covered worldwide events like the Costa Concordia disaster,[14] the Bosnian War,[15] and the recent Syrian refugee migration through the Balkans.[3][6] He is an editorial photographer for Getty Images.[3][4]

Secchi is one of the founding members of the alternative photography collective, #Awakening.[16][17][18] The group seeks to create social change through photographic art.[19][20][21][22] Secchi is also a photography teacher and offers photography workshops in a variety of places throughout Europe. He works with different camera brands including Fujifilm and Leica[2][6][7][21] and held several photographic exhibitions.[23] His photograph "Bajansenye Abandoned Checkpoint" is part of "The Absence of Paths" Exhibition for the Tunisian Pavilion[24] at the 57th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale. Additionally, he has compiled few books. One is a book of photographs called The Venice Carnival[25] and the other is a French language guide called Le grand guide de Venise[26] and few of black and white photography. Secchi's photographs have appeared in many publications including Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope, [27] At This Moment: The Story of Michael Buble, [28]The Rough Guide to the Italian Lakes,[29] Lonely Planet Venice & the Veneto,[30] and Women Writers who Changed the World.[31]

Books
  • The Venice Carnival (2011)
  • Le grand guide de Venise : Sur les pas de Canaletto et des maîtres vénitiens (2012)
  • Venice and the Big Ships (2016)
  • Venice in Black and White (2016)
  • Artisans of Venice (2016)
  • Ljubljana in Monochrome (2017)

Workshops

He has run talks, Workshops and Photowalks across the UK, Italy, Slovenia and Hungary.[32]

Exhibitions and awards
  • 2018 Silver Chromatic Awards – International Color Photography Contest[36]
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References
  1. D'Cruze-Sharpe, Rachael (11 April 2014). "15 Minutes with photographer Marco Secchi". Autographer. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "Photographer Profile: Marco Secchi". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. Tanel, Franco (11 November 2015). "Marco Secchi fotogiornalista di Getty images ospite di Utopya fotografia" (in Italian). Padova Oggi. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. "Italy – George Clooney And Amal Alamuddin To Get Married in Venice". Corbis. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. "Marco Secchi Combines Photography With History in Winning European Photo Walking Tours". ResponseSource Press Release Wire. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. Gilbertson, Dawn (14 August 2015). "Traveling with teens through Venice, Santorini and Dubrovnik". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. "VENICE PHOTOGRAPHY WALK WITH MARCO SECCHI". 14 April 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  8. Planet, Lonely. "Venice Photo Walk – Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  9. "Venice Private Photo Walk with Marco Secchi (Italy): Top Tips Before You Go – TripAdvisor". tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  10. McHugh, Jess (23 August 2015). "Venice Tourism Debate 2015: Residents Fear Visitor Are Destroying Their City, Demand Authorities Crack Down On Cruise Ships". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  11. "Pope Francis Visits Assisi". CBS. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. "Lebron James Launches New Basketball Legacy". Getty Images. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  13. "Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson and Wife Lakiha Spicer attend a Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in Chelmsford, England. Mike Tyson is visiting the UK with 'Come Back to the Fans' Tour". Edmonton Journal. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. "The righting of the Costa Concordia". The Irish Times. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  15. Sicherman, Claire (16 February 2014). "Mostar: Once divided, city on the mend". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  16. "New Media, New Voices: #Awakening". The Cactus News. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  17. "Grandi navi, maxi-foto in tutta Venezia "Cosi accorciamo le distanze urbane"". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). 14 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  18. "Marco Secchi – Fixation". fixationuk.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. "Grandi navi apparse nella notte sui muri di Venezia 'Gigantografie di grandi navi apparse nella notte sui muri di Venezia'" (in Italian). Venezia Today. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  20. "Barche allegoriche e mega manifesti contro le grandi navi". La Nuova Venezia (in Italian). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  21. "I mostri sono le Grandi Navi o le foto di Berengo Gardin?" (in Italian). The Global Project. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  22. "Venice's Photographers Have Awoken! | Parallel". 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  23. The All I Need (20 February 2017). ""Venice Shrouded in Fog", Marco Secchi's Photo Exhibition". The All I Need. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  24. "Absence of Paths, Venice, Via Garibaldi | The Absence of Paths". The Absence of Paths. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  25. "The Venice Carnival". blurb.com. Blurb, Inc. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  26. "Le grand guide de Venise : Sur les pas de Canaletto et des maîtres vénitiens". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  27. Collins, Michael (1 July 2015). Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9780241240359.
  28. Heatley, Michael (17 November 2011). At This Moment: The Story of Michael Buble. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857127242.
  29. Ratcliffe, Lucy; Matthew Teller (2012). The Rough Guide to the Italian Lakes (3 ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1405389723.
  30. Bonetto, Cristian; Paula Hardy (2015). Lonely Planet Venice & the Veneto. Lonely Planet.
  31. Ball, Heather (2011). Women Writers who Changed the World. Rosen Central. ISBN 978-1448859979.
  32. "Venice Photo Walk by Marco Secchi, Italy". The Collection by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  33. The All I Need (20 February 2017). ""Venice Shrouded in Fog", Marco Secchi's Photo Exhibition". The All I Need. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  34. "Dan križevniškega soseda 2018". mini-teater.si. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  35. "20. Mini poletje, LJ | SEEcult.org". www.seecult.org. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  36. "Chromatic Photography Awards – International Color Photography Contest – Show WinnersGallery". chromaticawards.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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