I'm showing you how big the sky is

After studying literature and philosophy in Italy, then photography at the London College of Communication, Martina Bacigalupo moved to Burundi in 2007. As a committed photographer, she works on human rights issues, particularly on the place of women in the Global South, collaborating with various international organizations (Médecins sans Frontières, Save The Children, Handicap International, Care International, the United Nations, Comité International de la Croix Rouge…. ). Back in France in 2017, she continued her documentary work. Marked by the migration issues, and after several trips on the Mediterranean Sea, notably aboard the rescue vessel Aquarius, she questioned the representation of migrants with The Reverie Project – a multimedia project developed with Sharon Sliwinski, a Canadian researcher in Information & Media studies. Involved in the transmission of her know-how and the defense of documentary photography, she conducts professional internships in France and abroad, socio-artistic interventions and occasional collaborations with universities. Photo director of the French magazine 6 MOIS since 2018, Martina Bacigalupo is part of the World Press Photo Jury in 2020.