Nicola says he is a self-taught photographer, but he has an impressive cv. In 2017, at the end of his first stay in Australia, he won a prize at the prestigious Head On festival, with an intense .
After a period spent between Italy and the United States, in 2019 the young photographer decided to come back to Melbourne, a city where he felt at home.
Here he started working for a branding and design agency, a collaboration which helped him obtain a sponsorship to stay for four years.
But in this difficult 2020, the global pandemic and the subsequent closure of the Australian borders to non citizens and non permanent residents have changed his Australian experience.
Un ritratto scattato da Nicola Bernardi | A portrait from Nicola Bernardi's Isolation project Source: Nicola Bernardi
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Un fotografo in lockdown: Nicola Bernardi
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A portrait from Nicola Bernardi's Isolation project Source: Nicola Bernardi
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