> BIOGRAPHY

Nicolò Rinaldi (1995) is an italian documentary photographer and visual researcher, founder of LUCID DREAMS creative studio. After experimenting with landscapes and outdoor photography, he currently has several documentary and street photography works in development, both personal and commissioned. In recent years, he has traveled to document the phenomenon of overtourism with a humorous approach, developing his own narrative style characterized by irony and grotesque elements. In 2023 he started a personal investigation of the relationship between humans and nature, focusing on the impact that anthropogenic infrastructures have on the earth and the surrounding environment. In 2024 he received the STRATEGIA FOTOGRAFIA fellowship with the project W.E.I.R.D., promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

​​At the same time, he works in the fashion industry for campaigns, special projects and selected events. He is available for commercial and editorial commissions in Milan, around Italy and beyond. ​​​

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> EDITORIALS

2023________editorial OUTPUMP - NUMERO 2 (digital & paper)

2023________editorial OUTPUMP - NUMERO 3 (digital & paper)

2024________editorial OUTPUMP (digital)

2024________editorial Vanity Fair (digital & paper)

2024________editorial LCI (digital & paper)

 

> PRESS
2022________interview AHEAD
2022________interview LOMOGRAPHY
2022________featured on Perimetro

2023________interview GENOVA TODAY
2023________interview i-D

2023________interview LOMOGRAPHY

2023________featured on IL FOTOGRAFO (numero 342)

2023________featured on Collater.al

2023________featured on Perimetro

2024________interview THE STREET ROVER

2024________interview FIAF

2024________featured on PHROOM
2024________featured on EYESHOT MAGAZINE ISSUE #13

2024________featured on URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets - Vol. 10

2024________featured on Objective: Company Town

2024________featured on Artribune - Instagram 

2025________featured on Photovogue

2025________featured on PHROOM

2025________featured on Arxipelag

2025________featured on Artribune
2025________featured on CESENA TODAY

2025________featured on IL FOTOGRAFO

2025________featured on Il resto del Carlino

2025________featured on FIAF

2025________featured on LAMPOON

> AWARDS
2021________selected - Lensculture "HOME ’21 International Photography Prize"

2022________finalist - Siena International photo award
2022________shortlisted & "Highly Commended" mention - Belfast photo festival
2022________finalist - Pisa Street Photography International Festival
2023________shortlisted & "Highly Commended" mention - Belfast photo festival

2023________2nd place - Colorno Photo Life
2023________finalist - 36 SHOTS ABOUT (Lomography x Perimetro)

2024________honorable mention - PREMIO PORTFOLIO UNDER 35 (Festival Fotografico Europeo)

2024________shortlisted - The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 166

2024________shortlisted - LANGHE PHOTO FESTIVAL

2024________finalist - Urban photo awards 

2024________honorable mention - Urban photo awards (Collectible shots)

2024________remarkable reward - Urban photo awards (Objective: Company Town) 

2024________winner - STRATEGIA FOTOGRAFIA fellowship promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

> EXHIBITIONS &  DISPLAYS
2022________group exhibition - Pisa Street Photography International Festival
2022________group exhibition - TRIESTE PHOTO DAYS
2023________talk and presentation - SANREMO STREET PHOTO FESTIVAL

2023________talk and presentation - MILANO BOOKCITY

2024________group exhibition - "QUELLO CHE RESTA" curated by Perimetro

2024________group exhibition - LANGHE PHOTO FESTIVAL

2024________talk and presentation - SANREMO STREET PHOTO FESTIVAL 

2025________group exhibition - "The Tree of Life: A Love Letter to Nature" curated by Photovogue​

2025________solo exhibition - "TOURIST TSUNAMI il turismo come performance"

 

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2025________group exhibition - "TOURIST TSUNAMI" at SANREMO STREET PHOTO FESTIVAL 

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> BOOKS

2022________Tourist Tsunami VOL.I

2023________SE NON METTI L'ULTIMA

2023________NOI NON CE NE ANDIAMO

2024________Savage America

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