Luca Venturi
Luca Venturi, based in Siena (Italy), is the Founder and Art Director of the Siena International Photo Awards, the Drone Photo Awards and the Siena Awards Festival.
The passion for new and continuous travel experiences led him to a constant search for different destinations and fascinating adventures.
He has been awarded and recognized in some of the major international photography awards including “Sony World Photography Awards“ (United Kingdom), “Travel Photographer of the Year” (United Kingdom), “International Photo Awards” (USA) and “Terry O’Neill Awards” (United Kingdom).
His works have been showcased in several international exhibitions in the USA, China, United Kingdom, South Corea, Poland, Italy and Hungary and featured in some of the most important media including National Geographic Magazine, The Guardian, Street Photography, Focus Wild. He also had the privilege of having a solo exhibition in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) at the prestigious Xposure festival in February 2021 which showcased his long term story “Palio Is Life.
He has been appointed as a member of the Xposure Photography Awards – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2020), the Jury for the Minimalism Photography Awards – Berlin, Germany (2020), VOHH Foto Fest – Chittagong, Bangladesh (2019) and the Indian Photography Festival – Hyderabad, India (2018).