A self-taught photographer, I was born in Rome, Italy in 1974. I got acquainted with my first camera at the age of 16, something I inherited from my dear mother, an avid photographer herself. Over the years, I delved into several different types of photography, from street to architecture to contemplative.
I am particularly interested in poetic photography focusing both on digital and analog techniques. I like to use photography as a way to better understand myself, my fears, and my hopes. Photography for me is a never ending journey, an exploration into my deepest inner feelings, a quest to find my own tangible presence in the world.
My bodies of work focus on identity and the relationships between people and nature. I like to develop subjective narratives resembling personal diaries in which people and animal figures interact with each other, mixed with natural elements and landscapes.
I am the founder of Lucida Photo Magazine, a platform to share the photographic work of a diverse roster of contemporary photographers by featuring high quality and creative photographic work to inspire the growing photo community.
I divide my time between the United States and Italy.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2026
- Perimetro.eu – Article – Web and Social Publication (March 26, 2026)
- Images: a selection of 20 images from Decadentia (body of work)
- DECADENTIA – Perimetro
- Trois Points Magazine Issue N. 13 “Look up, Look Down” Spring 2026 – Selected Artist for Collective Magazine
- Images: A selection of street photography images
- Dereal Digital Magazine – Web and Social Publication (Visual Narrative of the Week)
- Images: 15 images from Lost Son series
- Lost Son | Déréal
- Flaneuse Mag – Article – Web/Social/Print Publication
- Images: a selection of images from Decadentia (body of work)
- DECADENTIA – Flaneuse Mag
- DECADENTIA – Flaneuse Mag
- Rawgue Mag – Article – Web/Social/Print Publication Magazine #5
- Images: a selection of images from Lost Son (body of work)
- Featured • Francesco Topino • RAWGUE.
- LOST SON – Rawgue Mag
- F-Stop Magazine Issue N. 136 april/may 2026 – Selected Artist for Collective Magazine
- Images: 3 images from Blurred series
- VOWI Marketplace – Selected Artist for Instagram Feature
- Images: Selection from Decadentia series
- Decadentia – vowi
- VOWI Marketplace – Selected Artist for Instagram Feature
- Images: Selection from Blurred series
- Blurred – vowi
- Soft Publisher – Selected Artist for Collective Book – Eastern European Landscapes Book
- Unstaged Magazine – Selected Artist for Collective Magazine #1
- Images: 5 images from the Lost Son series
- UnStaged Journal Vol.1
- UnStaged Journal Vol.1 Purchase
- Ephemere – Selected Artist for Collective Book and Collective Exhibition – Anarchy 3
- Image: one image (Mickey’s Portrait)
- Ephemere – Anarchy 3
- Collective Exhibition in Japan, Italy, UK, and France
- ImMemoryMag – Article – Web and Social Publication (February 11, 2026)
- Images: 9 images from Decadentia series
- ImMemoryMag
- Fotoslovo.art Selected Artist for Instagram Feature (February 6, 2026)
- Images: 2 images from Decadentia series
- Fotoslovo.art
- Aeonian Magazine – Selected Artist for Collective Magazine #14
- Images: 1 image printed in the 1990s
- Aeonian Magazine
- Coma Vigile – (LaPecora Edizioni) – Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Perceptual Vista – (Autoproduzioni Maledetto Cane) – Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Soft Publisher – Selected Artist for Collective Book – The Best of Contemporary Photography Trends
- Trieste Photo Days – Pre-Selected Artist for Collective Exhibition and Book (“Travel” Open Call)
- Images: Viaggio in Azerbaijan Regione dei Vulcani di Fango
- VOWI Marketplace – Web and Social Publication
- Images: Selection from Blurred series
- Decadentia – vowi
- PhMuseum – Web and Social Publication
- Images: 20 images from Lost Son project
- Lost Son – PhMuseum
- PhMuseum – Web and Social Publication
- Images: 20 images from Decadentia project
- Decadentia – PhMuseum
- VOWI Marketplace – Web and Social Publication
- Images: Selection from Blurred series
- Blurred – vowi
2025
- Sola Journal Digital Magazine – Web and Social Publication
- Ephemere Photo Fest (Gallery Conceal Shibuya Tokyo) – Collective Exibition October 1-12 20025
- Image: one image (Mickey’s Portrait)
- Exibition Poster
- Des Photomag – Web and Social Publication – Finalist in the Special Projects Open Call
- Images: Selection from Blurred series
- Des Photomag
- Dereal Digital Magazine – Web and Social Publication (Visual Narrative of the Week)
- Images: 15 images from Blurred series
- Blurred | Déréal
- F-Stop Magazine Issue N. 131 June/July 2025 – Selected Artist for Collective Magazine
- Images: 3 images from Blurred series
- Contributors – F-Stop Magazine – A fine art photography magazine featuring contemporary photography from established and emerging photographers
- Group Exhibition – F-Stop Magazine – A fine art photography magazine featuring contemporary photography from established and emerging photographers
- Group Exhibition – F-Stop Magazine – A fine art photography magazine featuring contemporary photography from established and emerging photographers
- Group Exhibition – F-Stop Magazine – A fine art photography magazine featuring contemporary photography from established and emerging photographers
- NOI Photo Community – Special Edition – Publication
- Images: 20 Images from Blurred series
- Francesco Topino Special Edition _10 2025 di NOI_ | Libri Blurb Italia
- Urban Void Vol. 3 (Still Human Editions) Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Image: Silhouette of a Man Recharging His Batteries in Lower Manhattan
- https://www.stillhumaneditions.com/product-page/urbanvoid-vol-03
- Fragments Mag Vol. 1 (Still Human Editions) Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Image: One Image (Architectural Detail in Downtown Manhattan)
- Fragments Mag. PRINTED | Still Human Editions
- Figures Photography previously Safe Light Paper – Web and Social Publication (May 2, 2025)
- Images: 10 images from Blurred series
- Blurred – FiguresPhotography
- The People Book Vol. 1 (Still Human Editions) Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Image: One Image (Portrait of a Man in Lisbon)
- THE PPL BOOK | Still Human Editions
- Edge of Humanity Magazine – Web and Social Publication
- Images: 10 images from Blurred series
- Blurred – Edge of Humanity Magazine
- PhMuseum – Web and Social Publication
- Images: 20 images from Blurred series
- Blurred – PhMuseum
- Docu Magazine Special Edition – Publication
- Images: 20 images from Blurred series
- https://docuspecials.com/shop/francesco-topino
- ImMemoryMag – Article – Web and Social Publication (March 16, 2025)
- Images: 16 images from Blurred series
- https://immemorymag.tumblr.com/post/778184188717400064/a-self-taught-photographer-francesco-was-born-in
- Urban Void Vol. 2 (Still Human Editions) Best Photographer Feature + Interview for Collective Book
- Image: Multiple street images
- PDF Interview
- https://www.stillhumaneditions.com/product-page/urbanvoid-vol-02
- Kamira Paris – Article – Web and Social Publication (March 12, 2025)
- Images: 10 images from Blurred series
- Francesco Topino | KAMIRA INSTITUTE
- Photo Vogue – Web and Social Publication
- Images: a selection of images from Blurred (body of work)
- Francesco Topino | Portfolio | PhotoVogue
- Perimetro.eu – Article – Web and Social Publication (March 11, 2025)
- Images: a selection of 20 images from Blurred (body of work)
- BLURRED – Perimetro
- Fotoslovo.art Selected Artist for Instagram Feature (March 9, 2025)
- Images: 2 images from Blurred series
- https://www.instagram.com/fotoslovo.art/p/DG-zm0xIIsF/?img_index=1
- The Naked Book Vol. 1 (Still Human Editions) Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Image: Self-portrait on the bed
- THE /// BOOK | Still Human Editions
- JUP Magazine – Article – Web and Social Publication
- Images: A selection of 14 images from Blurred (body of work)
- http://www.jup-online.com/francesco-topino/
- Urban Void Vol. 1 (Still Human Editions) Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Image: Silhouette of a Man at the World Trade Center
- https://www.stillhumaneditions.com/product-page/urbanvoid-vol-01
- Graincore January 2025 (Still Human Editions) Selected Artist for Collective Book
- Image: Landscape at Port of Almeria, Spain
- https://www.stillhumaneditions.com/product-page/graincore-january
2024
- Trofeo Citta di Follonica – Finalist in category Wild Life
- Images: 2 images from the series Barbary Macaques in the Wild
- List of Finalists Wild Life
- Photopolis Agrinio Festival (ParentHood) – Collective Exibition April 2024
- Image: one image
- Exibition Poster
- Certificate of Participation
2019
- Minimalist Photography Awards – Honorable Mention – Series World Trade Center
- Officine Fotografiche Rome – Collective Exibition (Un Ponte Per la Fotografia)
- Images: 20 Images in the category Street
- Un Ponte per la Fotografia 2019