Giordano Cipriani
Born in Rome, Giordano started following in the footsteps of his father, a professional underwater photographer and Champion of the World of Underwater Photography. After becoming respected in his own right as an underwater photographer, Giordano moved on to the land and began working as a travel and reportage photographer. Giordano continues to work within different photographic contexts, from travel and reportage in some of the worlds furthest corners to fashion and fine art and continuing to experiment and make underwater personal work. Thanks to his skill in photography has won many national and international awards and has exhibited around the world, from Los Angeles to Tokyo and was expose at the "Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History" (Washington DC). He won, also, the prestigious "Plongeur d'Or" at the Festival Mondial de l'Image Sous-Marine.
agencies:
win-initiative, simephoto, solomango, 4cornersimages, getty, masterfile, corbis
publications:
national geographic, pdn, photo france, geo, sguardi, gulliver, la notizia, pesca in mare, sub, il subacqueo, panorama, l’espresso, d di repubblica, io donna, foto cult, invidia mag, c-heads, vacuum mag , anormalmag, smagazine, gypseeyes, darius magazine
awards:
2014
• FRANCE - FESTIVAL MONDIAL DE L'IMAGE SOUS-MARINE
Plongeur d'Or image fixe - photo couleur
• UK - SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL
winner
• USA - IPA International Photography Awards
honorable mention [pro] nature: landscape
• USA – PDN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
winner (pro) beach, islands & underwater
• USA - iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
honorable mention - panorama
• FRANCE - PX3
silver - category: nature underwater [pro]
bronze - category: nature earth [pro]
silver - category: portraiture other p [pro]
bronze - category: fine art nudes [pro]
• SINGAPORE - VOICE OF THE OCEAN
1st. place
• ITALY - OASIS PHOTO CONTEST
honorable mention - gente e popoli
• USA - Beneath the Sea
1st. place - green/cold water
• JAPAN Tokyo – THE 74th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
honorable mention
2013
• USA – OCEAN ART
honorable mention – wideangle
• ISRAEL – EILAT RED SEA World of Underwater Images
2nd. place “fish & fashion” category
nomination – main category 5 best images
nomination – mayor’s prize (cover)
nomination – juri’s prize
• USA - IPA International Photography Awards
honorable mention [pro] advertising: conceptual
honorable mention [pro] editorial: deeper perspective
honorable mention [pro] editorial: general news
honorable mention [pro] editorial: photo essay and feature story
honorable mention [pro] people: children
honorable mention [pro] people: culture
• FRANCE - PX3 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
3rd. place press-sport [pro]
• TURKEY ISTANBUL – MARMARA FESTIVAL
3rd. place portfolio
• ITALY - DIVERS FOR AFRICA
1st. and 3rd. place "l'uomo e l'acqua"
• ITALY - ASFERICO
1st. place category-the underwater world
• KUALA LUMPUR / MALAYSIA – KLPA
finalist
• USA - PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER CUP
2nd. place - merit of excellence in nude | chimera [pro]
nominee in people | narcissism [pro]
nominee in children of the world | twins [pro]
• ITALY - OASIS PHOTO CONTEST
6th. place category: people
11th. place category: people
• JAPAN Tokyo – THE 73rd. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
honorable mention
2012
• USA - IPA International Photography Awards
1st. place [pro] advertising: beauty
honorable mention [pro] deep perspective
honorable mention [pro] editorial: other_ed
honorable mention [pro] editorial: general news
honorable mention [pro] people: culture
honorable mention [pro] people: culture
honorable mention [pro] people: lifestyle
• FRANCE - PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS
bronze [pro] “people’s choice awards – culture
honorable mention [pro] - nude
honorable mention [pro] – portrait
• MALAYSIAN - THROUGH THE LENS / SDAA MIDE
1st. place - Seascape Category
honourable Mention - Portfolio
• ITALY - ORTONA MARE
2nd. place macro
• KUALA LUMPUR / MALAYSIA – KLPA
portrait top 40
general top 30
• USA California - 7th. BLACK and WHITE SPIDER AWARDS
nominee in people [pro]
nominee in nude [pro]
• ITALY - OASIS PHOTO CONTEST
nomination
• AUSTRIA – TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT & SPECIAL THEMES CIRCUIT
Salon 3: gold medal – colour slides nature
• USA - The 4th Annual Global Travel / PLANET-MAG
grand prize
• RUSSIA Moscow – GOLDEN DOLPHIN
1st. place man and underwater world
1st. place macro
• JAPAN - Tokyo THE 72th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
winner’s medal
2011
• FRANCE MARSIGLIA – WORLD FESTIVAL OF UNDERWATER PICTURES
4rd colour prints
• INDONESIA – CELEBRATE THE SEA
Special commendation: colour prints
Merit of Excellence: the Alfred Goldsborough Mayer award for Jellyfish
• USA – IPA International Photography Awards
3rd. place [ pro ] culture
honorable mention [ pro ] children
honorable mention [ pro ] children
honorable mention [ pro ] panoramic
honorable mention [ pro ] travel / tourism
• SINGAPORE / MALAYSIA - THROUGH THE LEANS SDAA / MIDE 11
honorable mentioned – portfolio
• AUSTRIA – TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT
gold medal - special themes "water"
• SINGAPORE – ASIAN DIVER / ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC - VOICE OF OCEAN
1st. adex photographer of the year
• USA - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER / PDN - WORLD IN FOCUS
winner (pro)
• USA - PDN THE SHOT
winner (pro)
• JAPAN Tokyo – THE 71th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
honrable Mention
2010
• UNITED KINGDOM – BSoUP – THE BRITISH SOCIETY of UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHERS
1st. Place – Open Portfolio Competition
• USA – OCEAN ART
honorable mention – fashion
• USA – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
honorable mention – advanced macro
• FRANCE ANTIBES - 37° FESTIVAL MONDIAL DE L’ IMAGE SOUS MARINE
5th. Place – portfolio
• GERMANY - GDT EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
highly commended
• UK London – BBC VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR –
is owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine
The Underwater Word – Finalist
• USA – NATURE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY-WINDLAND SMITH RICE INT.AW.
Oceans- highly honored photographer
• USA – IPA
honorable mention [ pro ] architecture / cityscapes
honorable mention [ pro ] nature / underwater
• FRANCE – PX3
honorable mention [ pro ]
• ITALY – ORTONAMARE
2nd. Place – wide angle
• USA – PDN FACES
animal potrait finalist
• SINGAPORE – ASIAN DIVER/ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC – VOICE OF THE OCEAN
honorary mention
• ITALY – PREMIO ISCHIA DI FOTOGRAFIA
honorary mention
• CZECH REPUBLIC – PAF TACHOV
3rd. place – creative
• ITALY – FIOF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
bronze – cat. Ricerca
• SWITZERLAND – FESTISUB
3rd place
2009
• USA – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER / PDN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
finalist winner (pro)
• USA – NATURE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY-WINDLAND SMITH RICE INT.AW.
highly honored photographer
• ITALY – PREMO FOTOGRAFICO
honorable mention for specific projects
honorable mention – photojournalism
• USA – NORTHEN CALIFORNIA UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHC SOCIETY
1st place – creative
• SINGAPORE – ASIAN GEO / ASIAN WITHOUT BORDERS
finalist
• USA – IPA
honorable mention pro in nature underwater
honorable mention pro in people children
honorable mention pro in architecture cityscape
honorable mention pro in architecture building
• SINGAPORE / MALAYSIA - THROUGH THE LEANS SDAA / MIDE 09
3rd. place portfolio
• ITALY – PREMIO ISCHIA DI FOTOGRAFIA
honorary mention
• USA – UNDERWATER IMAGES
1st place – majestic category
• RUSSIA – THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN
2nd Place black&white
• JAPAN - Tokyo THE 69th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
winner’s medal
2008
• ITALY – THE ISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY ITALY
jury mention “water babies” – digital photo
• USA – 46th LOS ANGELES UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
5th place wide angle
• FRANCE ANTIBES – THE 35th WORLD FESTIVAL OF UNDERW. PICTURES
jury special mention “water babies”-audio-visual presentations/sound series
• USA – NATURE’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
highly honored – people in nature
• ITALY – SOLUNTO FESTIVAL
1st place
• SINGAPORE – THROUGH THE LENS SDAA/MIDE 08
3rd place – portfolio
• ITALY - PREMIO FOTOGRAFICO
mention of honour for exellence in specific projects
• FILIPPINES – 7th CELEBRATE THE SEA
honor of distiction – digital portfolio
• USA - BENEATH THE SEA
honorable mention
• JAPAN - Tokyo THE 68th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
winner’s medal
2007
• USA - NORTHEN CALIFORNIA UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
honorable mention – open digital wide angle
• USA - LOS ANGELES UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
honorable mention – wide angle
5th place – macro digital
5th place – macro prints
• FILIPPINES – 6th CELEBRATE THE SEA
honour of distinction – portfolio of festival
• CZECH REPUBLIC – PAF
2nd place photograph swimming pool
• USA – UNDERWATER IMAGES
3rd place togetherness category
• INDONESIA – DEEP
2nd place reefspace
• JAPAN Tokyo – THE 67th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
winner’s medal
2006
• TURKEY ISTANBUL – MARMARA FESTIVAL
1st place digital portfolio
• FRANCE ANTIBES – FESTIVAL DE L’IMAGE SOUS MARINE
6th place – coucurs diapositives
• CZECH REPUBLIC – PAF
1st place color photograph sea water
3rd place photograph swimming pool
• USA – EPIC
1st place creative category
• SINGAPORE – ‘5th CELEBRATE THE SEA
1st digital portfolio
• JAPAN Tokyo – THE 66th. INTER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON OF JAPAN
winner’s medal
2005
• SLOVENIA NOVA GORICA – VODAN
1st digital photograph
