d'Orlando will receive a $2000 cash prize to continue working on “Symbiosis”, a long-term investigation of the relationship between the climate change, marine ecosystem, and coastal communities, highlighting the positive solution aimed to preserve the environment.
This grant is an opportunity for up to 5 Visura members who identify as visual artists, journalists and/or storytellers working on self-funded long-term projects. The theme for this grant was focused on visual stories about climate change, environmental justice, gender equality, racial justice, and human rights.
Photo by Giacomo d'Orlando from the series 'Symbiosis'
Giacomo d'Orlando is an Italian self-taught documentary photographer currently based in Western Australia— concentrated in telling stories about environmental issues. His work looks at how the increasing pressure brought about by climate change are reshaping the planet and how present day society is reacting to the new challenges that will characterize our future.
The projects he works on are aimed to sensitize people about the priority of preserving our environment for the generations to come, underlining the absence of borders in fighting these common challenges.
He has received numerous recognitions for his work such as POYi in Science & Natural History, POYi Environmental Vision Award, Sony World Photography Award, BarTur Award for Climate Change, UN World Ocean Day Photo Contest, Gomma Grant among the others. His projects have also been exhibited worldwide in photographic festivals, galleries, and published on the most prominent magazine in the photojournalism industry.
In 2022, The Current and Visura partnered in an effort to enhance the human experience through the visual arts. Together, the art center and media tech startup awarded an annual residency, announced the recipients of this year’s 2022 Visura Grant for Visual Journalists, and collaborated in a group exhibition. The partnership was in part also made possible with the support of an anonymous donor, who in 2022 made a generous contribution to The Current.
Visura is a global platform for visual storytellers. The membership platform is a destination for publishers to license visual content directly from freelancers, and a home for visual storytellers to access business tools to showcase and sell editorial, creative and commercial images directly to publishers, businesses and visual content buyers.
The Current is a center for contemporary art in Stowe, Vermont. We have progressive programming that balances challenging critical and thematic exhibitions with community events. We are free to the public, offer a wide range of public programs associated with our exhibitions, and have a robust education department.
Visura Salon Series
The Visura Salon series is an evening event presented at the new POWERHOUSE Lounge, located in the upper deck of the DUMBO Arena bookstore. Curated by Visura founder Adriana Teresa Letorney—the Salon series will celebrate, with slideshows and animated discussion, new and successful forms of storytelling being deployed today.
