Ukraine under attack
On February 24, 2022 the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Putin's troops quickly advanced north, south and east of the country in their armored vehicles. In the meantime, they launched a series of heavy bombings in Kiev and other cities, causing numerous civilian casualties. Men between the ages of eighteen and sixty had to remain at home to try to stop the Russian advance, while thousands of women and children tried to escape the country and reach Europe.
Alessio Paduano
Born and currently based in Naples, Italy. I studied at the “Université Paris VII – Denis Diderot” in Paris thanks to a one-year scholarship. In 2007 I started working as a contributor and a photographer for several Italian newspapers. In 2009 I graduated in Sociology at the “Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II” with a dissertation in journalism. In 2010 I started the MA in photojournalism at the “Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli”, where I got my degree with honors.
Some of my works have been exhibited in the PAN-Palazzo Arti Napoli (Italy), Castel dell’ Ovo (Naples, Italy), FotoLoft gallery (Russia), Biennal of Bibbiena (Italy), Palm Spring Photo Festival (California), Tel Aviv Photo Fair (Israel).
I regularly publish in the National and International magazines, including Time, CNN, BBC, Spiegel, Stern, National Geographic, El Pais, Vanity Fair, Internazionale, La Stampa and others.
