About
Sandra Cattaneo Adorno (b. 1953, Rio de Janeiro) started photographing in 2013 at the age of 60 and has since achieved extensive recognition for her work. Her inventive practice revolves around street photography as a way of questioning reality and representation. Guided by a profound sense of curiosity, Cattaneo Adorno pairs insight and playfulness to reflect through images on both society and personal memories.
The experimental approach Cattaneo Adorno adopts while photographing is mirrored by the techniques she employs to exhibit her work, ranging from the use of innovative inks and materials to her most recent exploration of the possibilities of connecting stills and projections, visuals and sound.
Cattaneo Adorno has worked closely with Radius Books to create monographs that could expand the poetic possibilities of her photography: The Other Half of the Sky (2019), Águas de Ouro (2020), Scarti di Tempo (2022) and Ten Years (2024).
In April of 2024 Cattaneo Adorno launched her solo exhibition during the 60th Venice Biennale, organised by the European Cultural Centre.
SELECTED AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2024 European Cultural Centre Photography Award
2024 Neutral Density Awards - Fine Art Photographer of the Year, 1st Prize in the category Fine Art
2024 Lucie Photo Book Price - Finalist in the category Traditional, subcategory Other
2024 Exposure One Awards - Photographer of the Year in the categories Fine Art, People and Travel; bronze medal in the category Street Photography
2024 International Photography Awards (IPA) - honourable mention in the category Fine Art Books
2024 Urban Photo Awards - finalist in the category Creative Photography
2024 Photo España Best Photobook Awards finalist
2023 International Photography Awards (IPA) - 2nd place in the category Fine Art Books
2023 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards - Street Photography Series Winner, Fine Art Photography Honourable Mention
2023 AI-AP American Photography Awards 39 Annual Award Book
2022 Critical Mass Finalist
2022 Luupe list of best books of 2022 with Scarti di Tempo
2022 Neutral Density Awards - ND special Photographer of the Year & 1st Prize Category Street Photography
2022 Eyeshot Open Call Winner with Águas de Ouro
2022 International Photo Awards - 1st Place, People/ Street Photography
2021 Lucie Foundation - Open Call Finalist
2021 LensCulture Street Photography Awards - Jurors’ Pick
2021 AI-AP American Photography Awards Category Winner
2021 Focus Photo LA - Finalist
2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards Series - Winner
2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards Single Images - Winner
2021 International Photography Awards - 1st Prize in the category People/ Street Photography & Honourable Mention in the category Fine Art/ Abstract
2021 Monochrome Awards 3rd Prize in the Street Photography category and two Honourable Mentions
2021 Street Photography Awards organized by DPSP Street - 1st Prize
2021 LifeFramer - World Travellers Editor’s Pick
2021 PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris - 1st Prize & Gold in the Special/ Street Photography category
2021 16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards - 2nd Prize Street Photography Series, 3rd Prize Black&White Series & four Honourable Mentions
2020 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards 1st Prize Winner
2020 International Photography Awards Category Winner
2020 URBAN Photo Awards Winner 1st Prize
2020 ND Street Photography Awards 2nd Prize by Neutral Density Magazine & three Honourable Mentions
2019 American Illustration-American Photography Awards - Selected Winner
2019 Portrait of Humanity Award in collaboration with Magnum Photos - Selected Winner
2019 Art on a Postcard at PhotoLondon
2019 Neutral Density Magazine People Photographer of the Year
2019 National Geographic 100 Contest Finalist
2018 PDN Exposure Award
2017 American Illustration-American Photography Awards
2016 Sony Awards Honourable Mention
Honourable Mentions
2024 London Photography Awards - 2 Honourable Mentions in the Fine Art and Street Photography categories
2024 Annual Photography Awards - 2 Honorable Mentions in the People: Street Life category
2023 Neutral Density Awards - 2 Honorable Mentions in the People: Street Photography category
2022 IPA Awards - Fine Art Books, Honourable Mention
2022 Tokyo International Foto Awards - Honourable Mention in the category Fine Arts with Scarti di Tempo
2022 reFocus Awards - Category Travel, two Honourable Mentions, one Nominee - Category Street Photography, one Honourable Mention, one Nominee
2022 European Cultural Centre - Personal Structures - Special Mention in the Photography category
2022 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards - Street Photography Series - Honourable Mention
2021 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards- Honourable Mentions in the following categories: Abstract Series (twice), Abstract Singles, Documentary Series, Landscape Series, Street Singles
2021 ND Awards- Honourable Mention in the Fine Art, Abstract category
2020 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards - Honourable Mention in three categories
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Ten Years, European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, April 20th to November 24th 2024
2022 Sandra Cattaneo Adorno Solo Exhibition, European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Mora, Venice, April 23rd to November 27th 2022
2022 Sandra Cattaneo Adorno, Brazilian Consulate, New York City, November 15th 2022 to January 17th 2023
Collective Exhibitions
2024 Lucie Photo Book Proze exhibition at Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles
2024 Les Rencontres de Marrakesh
2024 Photo España Photo Book Prize, Fernán Gomez Cultural Centre, Madrid
2024 Women Street Photography Exhibition, Rome
2024 Robert Mann Gallery, ‘School is out for the Summer’ online exhibition
2024 Encontro da Imagem, Lisbon
2024 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Barcelona
2023 IPA Best of Show, Carnegie Hall
2023 Woman Street Photography Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival, Kuala Lumpur, August
2023 Women Street Photographers, Annual Exhibition, New York
2022 Fotofestival Solar Fortaleza, Brazil
2022 Galleria del Cembalo, Rome, November
2022 Fotofestival Solar Fortaleza, Brazil
2022 Eyeshot Magazine Awards Winners, Galleria del Cembalo, Rome, November
2022 Women Street Photographers exhibition in Hyderabad, India
2022 Paris Photos
2022 FIEBRE Photofestival, Madrid
2022 HeadOn Festival, Sydney (online exhibition)
2022 Lens Culture exhibition, Caelum Gallery, New York City
2022 Fotografas Latam, Paris
2022 Women Street Photographers exhibition, New York City
2022 Feature Shoot Exhibition at ClampArt Gallery, New York City
2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards Series, Berlin & Paris exhibitions, November 2021
2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards Single Images Exhibition, Los Angeles, October 2021
6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Barcelona, December 2021
2021 Lucie Foundation - Open Call Finalist Online Exhibition (click here to view)
PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris, Paris, October 2021
Treviso Photo Festival - Special Guest - Exhibitions on billboards around Treviso and at Luigi Bailo Museum, September 2021
Focus Photo LA Summer 2021, Los Angeles, September 2021
Women Street Photographers Exhibition, Paris, July 2021
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, June 2021
Fotografas Latam 2021, Paris, TBC
The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles from April 2021
Women Street Photographers Virtual Exhibition, April 2021
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards 2020 exhibition, Barcelona
Women Street Photographers Exhibition in Chelyabinsk, Russia 2020
Italian Photo Festival - Special Guest - Venice, 2020
Trieste Photo Days, Trieste, Italy 2020
Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, india, 2020
Women Street Photographers End of the Year Exhibition, New York, 2020
Organ Vida International Photography Festival 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia
Miami Photo Fest in 2019
Street Photo Milano 2019
Sofia Street Photography Festival 2019
Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival 2019
Bielso-Biala Foto Art Festival 2019
Brussels Street Photography Festival 2019
Xposure Photo Festival 2019 in the United Arab Emirates
Lagos Photo Festival Portrait of Humanity Global Tour 2019
Photoville in Brooklyn in 2019
Photo NOLA Festival 2019 at Louisiana State Museum
Photoville in Brooklyn in 2018
Kaunas Photo Festival in 2018
Women Street Photographers exhibition in New York 2018
Miami Street Photography Festival 2018
Independent Photographer 2017 show in Berlin
Sony Awards 2016, Somerset House, London