Fulvio Bugani was born in Bologna in 1974.
He started working as a photographer in 1995. After a close collaboration with major photo studios of Bologna, he founded his own studio in 1999 – Foto Image.
Bugani has been a freelance professional photographer for over 20 years, working with associations and NGOs. He actively collaborates with MSF (Medecins Sans Frontier) and Amnesty International, for which he has participated in several projects on human rights, illegal immigration and the right to housing.
His work has been published on international magazines and websites like TIME LightBox, LFI – Leica Fotografie International, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Playboy and Cubadebate (view the tearsheet).
Among other recognitions, in 2015 he was awarded at the World Press Photo, for his work about Indonesian Transgender. While in 2016 his reportage about Cuba was selected as one of the 12 finalists at the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. (view the full list of award and publications)
He has been chosen by Leica as its International Leica Ambassador for the new Leica M10 in 2017 and for the new Leica Q2 in 2019, and has worked for important international brand and artists like Juventus, Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari, Universal Music.
He has several ongoing photographic projects in Cuba, Kenya, Indonesia, Turkey and Georgia.
He teaches photography in his private photographic school in Bologna, as well as at Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and Leica Akademie worldwide.
- Castello del Valentino – Turin (Italy) – Amnesty – Inside Kibera – 2010
- Villa Panfili Roma (Italy)- Amnesty – Inside Kibera – 2011
- Fandango Roma (Italy) – Amnesty – Inside Kibera – 2011
- Università Roma 3 (Italy) – Amnesty – Inside Kibera – 2011
- Istituto Internacional de Periodismo Josè Martì – Havana Cuba – 2014
- Eutropia Festival Roma (Italy) – Amnesty – Waria: Being a different muslim – 2015
- World Press Photo Exhibition Worldwide – 2015
- Photolux Festival Lucca (Italy) – 2015
- Head on Photo Award Festival – Sidney (Australia) 2016 & 2018
- Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award Festival – (Georgia) 2016
- Kuala Lampur International Photo Awards Festival – (Malaysia) 2016
- Photo Lux Festival Lucca (Italy) – 2016
- Neue Schule fur fotografie at Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2016 – (Germany) – 2016
- Siena International Photo Award Festival (Italy) – 2016 & 2018
- Leica Gallery Wetzlar (Germany) – 2017
- Leica Gallery Hanoi (Vietnam) – 2017
- Leica Gallery Singapore – 2017
- Leica Gallery Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) – 2017
- Leica Gallery Manila (Philipphines) – 2017
- Leica Gallery Bangkok (Thailand) – 2017
- Leica Gallery Jakarta (Indonesia) – 2017
- Leica Gallery London City – (Uk) 2017
- Leica Gallery Frankfurt (Germany) – 2018
- Leica Hotel-Gallery Wetzlar (Germany) – 2018 permanent
- Escuela International de Cine – San Antonio de los Banos (Cuba) – 2017
- Sottopasso di Piazza Maggiore – Cineteca di Bologna – “Bologna fotografata” – Bologna (Italy) – 2017
- 18th Pingyao International Photography Festival (China) – 2018
- Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia, Arezzo Fotografia (Italy) – 2018
- Street Photo Milano Festival, Milan (Italy) – 2019
- World Press Photo 2015 – “Contemporary issues” – 3° prize, single photo.
- Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2016 – Finalist
- Leica Oskar Barnack Public Award 2016 – Winner
- POYi 2019 – 2° Prize, Portraits
- PDN Exposure Award 2018 – Winner
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2018 – 3° Prize, People Family
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2018 – 2° Prize, People Portrait
- SIPA 2018 – Remarkable Award People
- POYi 2017 – Award of Excellence Recreational Sports
- Monochrome Awards 2016 – 1° Prize, People
- Px3 2016 – Bronze Winner – Nature/Environment
- Px3 2016 Public Award – 2° and 3° Prize – Nature/Environment
- Head On Photo Awards 2018 – Finalist Mobile
- PX3 2018 – Honorable Mention Portraiture/Culture
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2017 – Honorable mention General News
- Kuala Lampur International Photoaward 2016 – Finalist
- Kolga Photo Awards 2016 – Finalist
- Monochrome Awards 2016 – Honorable mention Fashion
- Monochrome Awards 2016– Honorable mention Photojournalism
- Px3 Red 2016 – Honorable Mention
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2016 – Honorable mention Portrait
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2016 – Honorable mention Life Style
- Px3 2016 – 2 Honorable Mentions Nature/Environment
- IPA 2016 – Honorable Mention/Lifestyle
- SIPA 2016 – Remarkable Award Sport
- Photography Grant – Nominee People
- Photography Grant – Nominee Story
- Head On Portrait Prize 2016 – Shortlisted
- Nominated for the Elliott Erwitt Havana Club 7 Fellowship
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2015 – Honorable mention Portrait
- MIFA – Moscow International Foto Award 2015 – Honorable mention Life Style
- Monochrome Awards – Honorable mention Photojournalism
- Lens Culture Portrait Award 2015 – Finalist
- Digital Camera Polska n°4/2015 (pages 100 – 101) – in Polish
- Bird in Flight – in English
- Bird in Flight – in Russian
- Photosophia n°12/2015 (pages 27 – 39) – in Italian
- Photographers Without Borders – in English
- LensCultures – in English
- La Repubblica Bologna – in Italian
- Radio Città Fujiko – in Italian
- Radio Città del Capo – audio – in Italian
- Poliradio – Picture of you (min 1:13) – in Italian
- Il Manifesto – in Italian
- Urban Post – in Italian
- SoulVu Magazine – in English
- Biblioteca fotografica – in Italian
- L’Arengo del Viaggiatore n°62/2009 – in Italian
- Photographers Without Borders – in English
- LFI 1/2016 – in English
- Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2016 – in English
- Leica Fotografie International News – in English
- The Leica Camera Blog – Off to Cuba with a Leica M10 – in English
- Leica Camera Youtube – in English
- Leica Fotografie International – One photo One story – In English
- Matca – interview in English
- Matca – interview in Vietnamese
- Matca – Workshop in English
- New Straits Time – in English
- Hanoimoi – in Vietnamese
- Vn Review – in Vietnamese
- The Leica Camera Blog – Yo Soy Fidel – In English
- The Voice of Vietnam – in English
- TH.US – Fulvio Bugani e la Street Photography – In Italian
- Marie Claire – Unschooling – In Italian (September 2019)
- “Einblicke Weltweit: 100 Years of Waldorf Education” – Book (2019)
- Playboy Germany – publication of the work “The fishermen of Lamalera”(Issue 01/17)
- The Leica Camera Blog – Yo Soy Fidel – In English
- LFI Magazine – publication of the work “Cuba with Leica M10” (Issue 02/17)
- The Guardian – publication of the work “Twilight” (March 2017)
- Daily Mail UK – publication of work “Waria Portraits” (February 2017)
- LFI Special Edition – publication of the work “Soul y Sombras” (September 2016)
- Featureshoot.com – publication of work “Waria Portraits” (January 2017)
- Zeke Magazine – publication of the work “Soul y Sombras” (Fall 2016)
- 6Mois – online publication of “Waria: being a different Muslim” (October 2016)
- Playboy Germany – publication of the work “Fisherman of Lamalera” (December ’16)
- TIME LightBox – publication of the work “Waria: being a different Muslim” (April ’15)
- LFI Magazine – publication of the work “Twilight” (Issue 01/16)
- Roads & Kingdoms – publication of the work “Fisherman of Lamalera” (December ’15)
- Trabajadores – pubblicazione ‘Las calles de oro de Hialeah’
- Cubadebate – pubblicazione ‘Las calles de oro de Hialeah’
- Bird in Flight – publication of some works (June ’15)
- Digital Camera Polska (Issue 4/2015 ; pages 100 – 101)
- Tourbook – World Tour Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari “La Sesion Cubana” (2013)
- Universal Music – CD-Book “Una Rosa Blanca” Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari (December ’13)