Paola Favoino is an italian photographer based in Rome. She graduated in Sociology at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” with a thesis about Albanian immigrant workers in Italy. She also specialized in migration and refugees studies with a master’s degree. In 2012 she graduated in photojournalism in Rome.

Since 2011 she has committed herself to a long-term documentary project concerning sworn virgins in Albania. To tell about their life’s stories she uses photography, audio recording and video. In 2019 this project became a book A JE BURRNESH published by Edizioni d’ottobre/Balter.

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2020 PHC Capalbio Fotografia – Honorable mention

2020 Premio Bastianelli – Official selection

2017 Speaker with “L’identità negoziata delle burrneshe albanesi” during “Rifugi della società – L’accoglienza e la protezione dei diritti dei rifugiati in Italia” – Coges Don Lorenzo Milani, Mestre, Italy

2014 Curator for “Telling about ancient lands” a photographic journey and workshop held by the photographer Lina Pallotta in Calabria Italy

2013 Photographer member for the Committee of “Punctum” Contest,  Chiostro S’Anna, Ortona (CH) Italy

2013 Curator for “Tirana a nudo” Students final works Exposition, Italian Institute of Culture –  Tirana (Albania)

2013 Creator and teacher of “Tirana a nudo” Reportage photography workshop at the “J. Misja” School of Art – Tirana (Albania)