Federico Tisa is a documentary photographer from Turin who develops medium- and long-term projects using photography as a media dedicated to an anthropological narrative. His work explores the human condition from a broad perspective, with a focus on the social and cultural context.
He studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Turin. In 2015 he obtained a degree at the Italian Institute of Photography. He continued his studies in photojournalism in Rome, where he achieved a master’s degree in photojournalism in 2017.
Since 2017, he has been working as an independent photographer and his work is published by national and international magazines.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2025 / Hamburg Portfolio Review
2024 / Coup de Coeur ANI, Visa pour l’Image
2023 / Felix Schoeller Award, portait category
2022 / Stories International Competition, reportage category
2022 / Hellearu Portraits Photography Award
2021 / BarTur Photo Award, human love category
2021 / HeadOn Photo Award, portrait category
2020 / World Report Award, single shot category
2020 / All About Photo Portrait Award
2020 / HeadOn Photo Awards, portrait category
2020 / Malta International Photo Award, storytelling category
2019 / Px3, State of the World category
2019 / Portrait of Humanity
2018 / PHMuseum Photography Grant
2018 / Coup de Coeur de l’ANI, Visa pour l’Image