Marta Sarlo

Marta Sarlo was born in Trani (Italy) in 1983.
Between 2006 and 2007 she realizes the reportage “OPG Aversa: Prigione d’identità” (“OPG Aversa: Prison of Identity”) at the Judicial Psychiatric Hospital in Aversa. The work is exhibited during the International Festival of Photography in Rome and receives a special mention in the photography contest “Attenzione Talento Fotografico FNAC” (“Attention to the Photograpy Talent FNAC”) in 2007.
In the same year, she concludes the three-year master’s degree from the Roman School of Photography, joining the agency “Contrasto”.
Since 2008 she is among the photographers selected from the Reflexions-Masterclass, the international seminar for the professional training to contemporary photography.
In 2009 she wins the award “Canon Giovani Fotografi” (“Canon Young Photographers”) with “Angela”, a work on obesity.
In the same year she participates in the exhibition “ore 3 e 32” (hours 3:32), within the first edition of “Reportage-Atri Festival”.
In 2010 she realizes for Cesvi a work on the emancipation of the women in Morocco which turned into the exhibition “Femmes, il Marocco che cambia nelle storie delle donne di Larache” (“Femmes, Morocco that changes in the stories of the women of Larache”) at the “FORMA”, the International Center of Photography in Milan.
In 2011 she participates in the exhibition and in the book “Altagamma. Contemporary Italian Excellence”, which offers a portrait of author of the most significant companies of the made in Italy, working for Valentino, Bulgari, Ferragamo, Danese and Isaia.
In 2015 her work on the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake is displayed in the exhibition “Italy INSIDE OUT” in Milan.

Rome, Italy