Biography
Stefano Gelli, from Livorno (Italy), starts approaching photography in 1986. He initially participates in photo contests, but his aim is to photograph high-level sports. Aim he achieves in 1997 when, with the help of the publication "A year of Rugby", he starts a close collaboration with the Milanese agency “Omega Fotocronache”. At that time his photos are published on the major national magazines. From 1996 to 1999 he works for the triathlon magazine "Triathlete" and in the year 2000 some of his photos are published on a national diffusion calendar.
In recent years he specialized in spherical panoramic photography and by this technique he documented some moments of the Concordia shipwreck for the German magazine "Der Spiegel". Thanks to the experience gained over the years, he is nowadays studying landscapes photography.
AWARDS:
- 1988 – Molazzana (LU) – 1° class. Cat. B/N
- 1992 – Fucecchio (FI) – Panathlon Club International – 2° class. Cat. Sport
- 2008 – Livorno – Estemporanea Tuffo di Capodanno – 1° class.
- 2012 – Australia – Epson Pano Photo Contest – Bronzo
- 2013 - USA - Pittsburgh Journal - Panoramica del mese
- 2015 – Australia – Epson Pano Contest – Argento e Bronzo
- 2016 – Linz (Austria) – Trierenberg Photo Contest – Gold Medal – Cat. Panorama
- 2016 – Livorno – Guardalì – Obiettivi per la città – Fra i 10 vincitori
- 2016 - 360cities.net - Fotografo del mese
- 2016 – Livorno – Miss Moda Arte Italia – 1° Class. Cat. Paesaggio
- 2017 – Linz (Austria) – Trierenberg Photo Contest – Gold Medal – Cat. Panorama
- 2017 – Orbetello (GR) – Final ImagOrbetello (Shortlisted candidates)
- 2017 – Australia – Epson Pano Contest – Bronzo
- 2018 – Linz (Austria) – Trierenberg Photo Contest – Gold Medal – Cat. Panorama
- 2019 – The Motif Collective - Shortlisted candidates
- 2019 - ND Awards - Honorable Mention - Cat. Landscape
- 2020 – The Motif Collective - "Landscape" - Shortlisted candidates
- 2020 - Contest "Bellezza e degrado dell'acquedotto di Colognole (LI)" - 3° Classificato
- 2020 - ND Awards - Honorable Mention - Cat. Landscape
- 2021– Linz (Austria) – Trierenberg Photo Contest – Silver Medal – Cat. Landscape
- 2021 - 35AWARDS - 123.400 partecipanti - Top 70 fotografi cat. Landscape Evening
- 2021 - ND Awards - N. 2 Honorable Mention - Cat. Long Exposure
- 2022 - 35AWARDS - 124.800 partecipanti - Top 100 fotografi cat. Landscape Evening
- 2022 - Versilia Photo Fest - Honorable Mention - Cat. Paesaggio