Christian Velcich (1995) is a documentary photographer currently based in Florence, Italy. After graduation he started working in the film industry. He graduated in photography at CFP Bauer in Milan and attended the Master of Documentary Photography with terraprojects at Fondazione Studio Marangoni. In 2021 he participates in the exhibition “Edition 365” of the British Journal of Photography. In 2022 he is selected for the “Photobuster” residency of the Cesura collective, wins the 2nd “Werther Colonna” portfolio prize at SiFest, is among the finalists for the Ispa prize and participates with his project “Aucco” in the “Note di Lavoro” exhibition at the FSM gallery. In 2023 he attends the Jack London School and is a finalist at the Phest in Monopoli. In 2024 he participates in the Canon Student Development Programme and the “Futuri Prossimi” residency in Turin.
Awards
2023
Finalist PHEST
2022
2° place Portfolio Werther Colonna Sifest
Finalist ISPA Award
Finalist Urbanautica Institute award
2021
Edition 365, British Journal of Photography
Group Show
2024
Futuri Prossimi, A Pick Gallery, Turin, Italy
2023
Ispa award, Imperial photojournalism, Padua, Italy
Ispa award, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy
Ispa award, Palazzo Martinengo, Brescia, Italy
2022
Photobuster Zeri, Cesura Collective - Lunigiana Land Art, Zeri, Italy
Note di lavoro, Fondazione Studio Marangoni, Florence
Portfolio Italia 2022, Centro Italiano Fotografia D’autore, Bibbiena
2021
Edition 365 (1854 and British journal of photography) at New Art city, online
2020
Connect Project (Mohole) at Tempio del Futuro Perduto, Milan
Publications
2024
“AND 2023” by Then There Was Us
2022
“ISPA" by Parallelozero
Education
2024
Canon Student Development Programme 2024
Futuri Prossimi 2° Edition - Fluxlab
Masterclass with Marina Caneve - FMAV
2023
Jack London School - Literature and Photography
2022
Workshop Magnum X Armani - Olivia Arthur
2021
Canon student development programme 2021
Terraproject Photostory Master - Fondazione studio Marangoni
2020
CFP Bauer - Digital and Analog Photography
2018
Photography’s workshop by Mark Steinmetz - Micamera
Photojournalism’s workshop by Francesco Cito and Alessandro Penso - Macma