Elisabetta Zavoli is an Italian photojournalist, documentary photographer and filmmaker since 2009, with an MSc in Environmental Sciences from University of Bologna.
Her love for the natural world moved her towards environmental journalism by reporting on issues related to the effects of climate change on coastal communities, the responsibility of global north markets in driving deforestation in emergent economies, human-wildlife relationship, mercury pollution and waste mis-management.
From 2012 until 2018, Zavoli has been based in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she has extensively worked on oceans and marine coastal environments’ issues. Zavoli follows the highest ethical photojournalistic standards and believes in a solution journalism approach to show the power that local stories have to inspire a global audience.
Her empathy, respect and openness to understand the others’ points of view helps her connect with diverse communities and tell diverse stories. In her works, Zavoli translates her deep understanding of ecosystems’ complexity into a layered and rich visual narrative.
Along her 15-years visual storytelling career, Zavoli has produced and accomplished significant and widely disseminated projects that contributed to increase global awareness and understanding of complex topics as well as had positive impacts on local communities.
She is recipient of several grants, including European Journalism Centre, Earth Journalism Network, Journalismfund Europe.
Since 2022, she has been a National Geographic Explorer.
She has won several international photo awards, including 68th Maggie Awards, 78th and 83rd POYi, 2019 Earth Photo Award. She regularly publishes on major international media outlets.
