Curriculum VitaeAlessandro Cinque (b. 1988) is a photojournalist based between the US and Peru, whose work explores environmental and socio-political issues in Latin America, particularly the devastating impact of mining on Indigenous communities and their lands.
Through his work, Cinque documents environmental contamination and public health concerns among Indigenous communities living in South America and has committed to photographing the effects of the pollution that permeates the crops, livestock, and homes of the people residing near mining sites.
Cinque's photographs have been published in international media including The New York Times, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Reuters, GEO, etc.
His work has been exhibited worldwide and recognized as a finalist or winner by international awards, including World Press Photo, Prix Pictet, Eugene Smith, POYi, Leica Oskar Barnack, Alexia Grant, Luis Valtueña, etc.
In 2019, Cinque moved to Lima and began contributing to Reuters.
In 2023 he moved to NYC.
He is a recipient of the National Geographic Society's Emergency Fund (2021) and the Pulitzer Center (2021). In 2022, his work was published on the cover of National Geographic and he became a National Geographic Explorer.
In 2023, he won the World Press Photo and the Sustainability Award at the Sony World Photography Awards and was a finalist in the Prix Pictet.
Award
- 2023 - World Press Photo Contest winner
- 2023 - Sustainability Award at Sony World Photography Awards.
- 2023 - Winner at the Prix Photo Terre Solidaire
- 2022 - Finalist Leica Oskar Barnack Award
- 2022 - Recipient of the National Geographic Society's Explorer Grant - Level 1
- 2022 - NPPA second place awards in Feature Story and Science Story categories
- 2022 - Last Three - Finalist Premio Ponchielli
- 2022 - First place at “The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest”
- 2021 - Recipient of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
- 2021 - Recipient of the National Geographic Society's Emergency fund for Journalist Covid-19
- 2021 - Last Three - Finalist Luis Valtueña Award
- 2021 - Last Three - Finalist Premio Ponchielli
- 2020 - Winner of “Focus on The Story Grant”
- 2020 - Third place at “The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest”
- 2020 - Selected at NY Portfolio Review
- 2019 - Selected at “FINALIST” at ALEXIA FOUNDATION
- 2019 - Selected at “FINALIST” at EUGENE SMITH GRANT
- 2019 - 1° place at “POYi - PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL” Issue Reporting Picture Story category
- 2019 - Selected at “FINALIST” at “ROMANO CAGNONI AWARD” by Photolux Festival
- 2019 - PX3 Selected to be exhibited at the annual Paris Photo Prize
- 2018 - Award of Excellence at “POYi - PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL”
- 2018 - 3° BRONZE at “MIFA AWARD”
- 2018 - Winner at “FIOF Italy - International Photo Award”