About
Gregory Collavini is a Swiss-based documentary photographer and a creative director with a degree in visual communication from the Lausanne University of Art and Design (ECAL). In addition to holding certificates in Team Leadership and Brand Strategy & Storytelling, he also possesses a versatile skill set in brand development, photo curation, book making and design systems. In his photography work, Gregory focuses on capturing the essence of human environments, traversing architecture, landscapes, and urban planning.
Partner photographer of Keystone-SDA.
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Education
2022
Certificate in Brand Strategy & Storytelling,
Hyper Island.
Certificate in Brand Strategy & Storytelling,
Hyper Island.
2021
Certificate in Team Leadership,
Swiss Degree in Higher Education.
Certificate in Team Leadership,
Swiss Degree in Higher Education.
2018
Photobook as Object workshop by Yumi Goto & Jan Rosseel,
ISSP International Summer School of Photography,
Photobook as Object workshop by Yumi Goto & Jan Rosseel,
ISSP International Summer School of Photography,
2012
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication,
Major in Photography,
University of Art and Design of Lausanne (ECAL).
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication,
Major in Photography,
University of Art and Design of Lausanne (ECAL).
Awards
2024
Finalist at the Lenzburg Open Call Single Image.
Finalist at the Lenzburg Open Call Single Image.
2020
Laureate of the Subjectively Objective "Investigations In Infrastructure" call.
Laureate of the FotoFilmic JRNL spring Issue 4.
Laureate of the Subjectively Objective "Investigations In Infrastructure" call.
Laureate of the FotoFilmic JRNL spring Issue 4.
2019
Finalist at the Athens Photo Festival.
Finalist at the COCA18 Prize.
Finalist at the Athens Photo Festival.
Finalist at the COCA18 Prize.
2018
Finalist at the Lenzburg Photo contest.
Shortlisted at the FotoFilmic18 contest.
Finalist at the Lenzburg Photo contest.
Shortlisted at the FotoFilmic18 contest.
2017
Finalist at the VFG swiss young talent award.
Finalist at the VFG swiss young talent award.
2016
Promotion of photobooks for Silent Outlooks.
Promotion of photobooks for Silent Outlooks.
2014
Finalist at the VFG swiss young talent award.
"Coup de coeur" at the Bienne Festival of Photography.
Finalist at the VFG swiss young talent award.
"Coup de coeur" at the Bienne Festival of Photography.
2013
Selected artist in the OpenShow Switzerland #12 event.
Selected artist in the OpenShow Switzerland #12 event.
2012
Winner of the Swiss Cultural Heritage award.
Winner of the Swiss Cultural Heritage award.
Exhibitions
2024
Lenzburg Fotofestival, Lenzburg Switzerland.
Lenzburg Fotofestival, Lenzburg Switzerland.
2022
Investigations In Infrastructure, Subjectively Objective, Detroit MI.
Investigations In Infrastructure, Subjectively Objective, Detroit MI.
2020
Coronarte, Fribourg Switzerland.
Coronarte, Fribourg Switzerland.
2019
Novartis ARA STEIH ending ceremony, Basel Switzerland.
Novartis ARA STEIH ending ceremony, Basel Switzerland.
2018
Silent Outlooks photobook exhibition, Athens Photo Festival.
Hinterland part 2: blood as a rover, Zurich Switzerland.
Lenzburg Fotofestival, Lenzburg Switzerland.
Silent Outlooks photobook exhibition, Athens Photo Festival.
Hinterland part 2: blood as a rover, Zurich Switzerland.
Lenzburg Fotofestival, Lenzburg Switzerland.
2017
Silent Outlooks photobook exhibition, Arles Photo Festival.
Silent Outlooks photobook exhibition, Arles Photo Festival.
2015
"Of People and Places" at Oxford House Gallery, London.
Circulations festival, Paris.
Le Voyage à Nantes, Nantes France.
"Of People and Places" at Oxford House Gallery, London.
Circulations festival, Paris.
Le Voyage à Nantes, Nantes France.
2014
Bienne festival of photography, Bienne Switzerland.
Bienne festival of photography, Bienne Switzerland.
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