Born in Italy, works and lives in the United States

Carolina Sandretto is an Italian Photographer. With a back ground in both not for profit management and documentary photography, Carolina explores themes such as passing of time, memory, abandonment and the environment.

She works predominately with medium format and large format analogue cameras.Carolina has a Political sciences degree from University Cattolica in Milano and a MA in not for profit management.

She completed the Documentary Photography Program at ICP New York, in 2013.

She published with Skira the book “Cines de Cuba” in 2017 and “Cuba. Vivir Con” is her second book.Her shows include:“Anthropological landscapes”, with Corinna Groeben and Francesco Iodice at Galleria Antonio Ricci curated by Laura Cherubini at Whitebox Gallery, New York City USA, 2015. “Vivir Con…”, Solo show, Galleria Renata Bianconi 18/09 – 30/10 2015.

Julia Margaret Cameron Award winner 2017. “Cuba Is!” Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles USA, 2017. “Analogue Portrait“ at Lucie Foundation during MOPLA, Month of Photography Los Angeles USA, 2019. “Things Left Behind” Solo Show at DIP Contemporary Gallery in Lugano Switzerland, April – June 2019.Her work is present in several private collections and has appeared on different publications and news outlets such as: BOMB Magazine, Flash Art, Atlas Obscura, Vogue Italy, La Stampa, LA Times, Glamour Italy, The Guardian, CNN Style, Artribune and others “Cuba Is!”, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles. “Analogue Portrait“, Lucie Foundation, Los Angeles. “Things Left Behind” DIP Contemporary Gallery, Lugano.

Water is the driving force of all nature” Leonardo Da Vinci