Marco Bressi is an Italian photographer whose work navigates the interplay of light and shadow, memory, and human connection, transforming fleeting moments into timeless narratives. Known for his evocative monochromatic portraiture and atmospheric landscapes, he distills raw emotion into compositions that linger between intimacy and universality. As a visual storyteller, he has developed a distinctive style that blends documentary precision with artistic interpretation, earning him recognition in galleries from Rome to Paris and New York, as well as international contests. Drawing inspiration from overlooked moments, Bressi's current projects explore the human body in all its sincerity and raw energy. With a lens attuned to the poetry of impermanence, he invites viewers to witness the world (and the humans within it) as both fragile and enduring. Awards: - reFocus Awards, 2024 World Photo Annual Contest, Nominee Award in the Analog/Film Category - Monochrome Awards (Monoawards) 2024, Honorable Mention in the Nude Category - bifa Budapest International Foto Awards 2024, Honorable Mention in the Analog/Film-Portrait Category - 19th Black and White Spider Awards, 2024, Honorable Mention in Nude Category - Monovisions Awards, 2024, Honorable Mentions in Nude Categories for Series and Single entry - bifa Budapest International Foto Awards 2023, Honorable Mention in the Fine Art-Portrait Category - reFocus Awards, 2023 Black & White Photo Contest, Silver Award in the Analog/Film Category - IPA International Photography Awards, 2023, Honorable Mention in Analog/Film - Other Category, and Official Selection in Analog/Film - Fine-Art Category - Analog Sparks, 2023, Bronze Award in Fine Art/Erotism Category - Monovisions Awards, 2023, Honorable Mentions in Portrait and Fine Art Categories - reFocus Awards, 2022 Black & White Photo Contest, Bronze Award and People's Vote Award in the Analog/Film Category - Fine Art Photography Awards, 9th Edition (2023), Nominee Award in the Portrait Category - Concorso Internazionale Fotografico Città di Latina, 1st Edition (2023), Finalist - EPEX Espana Photo Awards 2022, Honorable Mention in the Black & White Category - One Eyeland Photography Awards 2022, Finalist in the Fine Art Category - One Eyeland Top 10 Black & White Photo Contest 2022, Finalist Selected Group Exhibitions: - Ungeschoent Wunderschoen, Feb 2025, Analog Art Photography Gallery, Leipzig, Germany - ImageNation New York, Mar 2024, One Art Space, New York, USA - ImageNation Milan, Sep 2023, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, Italy - Arles Off, Tevere Art Gallery Chapter 2, August 2023, La Mercerie, Arles, France - ImageNation Paris, “Black vs White, a timeless romance”, May 2023, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, France - Tevere Art Gallery, May 2023, Rome, Italy - Galleria Dantebus Margutta, May 2023, Rome, Italy - ADAO Festival Fotografia Analògica, May 2023, Barreiro, Portugal - Decode Gallery, "Open" Exhibition, Feb 2023, Tucson, USA - The Holy Art Gallery, "Wonders" Exhibition, Oct 2022, London, England - The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, "Portraits" Exhibition, Sep 2022, Glasgow, Scotland - Contatti Visivi, Sep 2021, Milan, Italy Others: - Featured on Kodak Professional Website in the “Photographer Stories” and in the Kodak Tri-X film page. Please note: This website is a personal photographic project focusing on a thoughtful approach to photography. Hence, all the photographs on this website have been shot on black and white film, and self-developed. If you want to pose for me, for inquiries about prints, for collaborations or for any further question, feel free to contact me.