MASSIMO BERRUTI

Bio
Massimo Berruti (Italy, 1979) is a documentary photographer based in Rome. He spent almost four years working in central Asia and mainly in Pakistan,  analyzing its contemporary history and involvement in the War on Terror  through its implications on the population. This extensive coverage became his first long-term project, latelynamed “The Dusty Path.” He approached photography for the very first time in 2003, while he was still conducting  his studies in biology. In 2004 he started a full-time free lance self-teaching experience followed by two friends photographers, who invited him to participate in a collective project  on the Italian cultural and economic crisis, a work published in February 2006 by Trolley Books in a volume titled “Made in Italy.”

GRANTS
2015 – Magnum Fundation Emergency Fund
2014 – Grand Prix AFD/POLKA
2013 – EPEA 02 (European Photo Exhibition Award)
2012 – W. Eugene Smith Fellowship
2010 – Carmignac Grant of Photojournalism
2009 – Visa d’OR Arthus Bertrand (City of Perpignan Young reporter Award)
2008 – JOOP SWART MASTERCLASS

AWARDS
2014 – POYi Photographer of the Year 3rd Place
2013 – FotoEvidence Book Awards – finalist with “The Dusty Path” project
2011 – World Press Photo. General News: 2nd Prize stories for “Targeted killings in Karachi, Pakistan”
2011 – Picture Of the Year: Third Place Issue Reporting Picture Story for “Targeted Killings in Karachi, Pakistan”
2010 – “Peshawar’s Funerals” Award of Excellence, News Picture Story, POY ( Picture of the Year International)
2009 – SONY Award Finalist
2008 – 2nd Prize in General News in the International Photography Award
2008 – Scoop International Festival of Angers, Jury Special Mention.
2007 – World Press Photo : Second prize reportage in “Contemporary issue”

COLLECTIONS
Carmignac Gestion Collection
MAXXI Collection