Tiziana Sonia Spelta was born in Bergamo (Italy). She graduated with a four-year degree in Philosophy at the University of Bologna. In 2013, she created and then managed the “Libreria Oblomov” project in Bergamo, a bookshop featuring book themed installation and assemblage art. She started to cultivate her lifelong passion for photography more intensely in 2019. Her main area of interest are documentary, street and travel photography and her work has been exhibited in collective exhibition. Awards. 2024 - Platinum winner, London Photography Awards, London, UK. 2024 - Stortlist, Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, UK. 2023 - Discovery of the Year, TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan. 2023 - 1st place Editorial/Political - Gold winner, TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan. 2023 - Honorable Mention, BIFA, Budapest International Foto Awards, Budapest, Hungary. 2023 - The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) – Selected for the curated ”State of the World” exhibition for “Pride in London. Pride in Milan” work. 2023 - Honorable Mention, IPA, International Photo Awards, New York, USA. 2023 - Official Selection, IPA, International Photo Awards, New York, USA. 2023 - Semi-finalist, Urban Photo Awards 2023, Trieste Photo Days, Trieste, Italy. 2022 - Official Selection, TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan. 2022 - The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) – Selected for the curated ”State of the World” exhibition for “Roma Pride 2022” work. 2022 - Honorable Mention for the first photo of the series “Roma Pride 2022”, EPEX Awards - Competa Photo Days.