KASH RESUMÉ

EXPERIENCES: 2024/2026 FOGGIASCAPE Solo Exhibition, winner of the StrategiaFotografia 2025 Award by the Italian Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity, Ministry of Culture. Three traveling photography exhibitions in collaboration with Institute of Mediterranean Cultures, The Museum Castello di Acaya in Lecce, the Museum Ribezzo in Brindisi and Galleria Palazzo Dogana in Foggia, Apulia, from the 24th of June to the 9th of October 2026. 2020-2025 Fashion: Creative producer of exclusive fashion shows at Pitti Uomo in Florence for German brands + Fashion photography in Puglia and Sicily. 2011-2024 Cinema: Various roles in collaboration with production companies, directors, and screenwriters. 2007-2017 Architecture/Urban Planning and Fashion: Various photography projects in London. 1994-2006 English photojournalist: Documentaries made primarily in India, Kashmir, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, in collaboration with various newspapers and international organizations in both the West and the East. Author and editor of four volumes: The Heart of Kashmir, a photographic book on human rights violations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir resulting from the conflict between India and Pakistan. Winner of the British Book Design and Production Award. Inaugural presentations in London at the British Parliament and in Brussels at the European Parliament. "The photographs are of exceptional quality, and the book will make a major contribution to the collections of the United Nations Library in Geneva, illustrating the situation in Kashmir..." United Nations Office at Geneva, Library. Afghanistan CameraOscura, a photo/journalistic book that aims to stimulate thepromotion, knowledge, study, and analysis of cultural diversity. “…The book is beautiful, I read it in one sitting. You introduced me to an Afghanistan I didn't know, despite my many friends and the many months I spent there. As a reporter, naturally, it was also important to delve into the details of your misadventure, but what struck me most was your strange relationship with the Taliban. It's truly true that to understand others, you have to talk to them.” Pino Scaccia. KASH KIDNAPPED: A Revealing Journey to Afghanistan // eBook Il Villaggio di Cartone DIABASIS, Ermanno Olmi - published by 24 ORE Cultura Among the most prestigious awards: Dialogue of Culture Award FPA UK by the Foreign Press Association of London and awarded by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd. Notable projects: Staramascé, a Meeting of Minds on Afghanistan 2007-2009. Traveling exhibition-debate (from London to Lecce) aimed at promoting awareness of cultural diversity between Afghans and Europeans. Kash and Shabana, between Rome and Kabul 2005-2008. Initiative aimed at encouraging direct collaboration between Afghans and Italians. The protagonist is Shabana, a young girl operated on in Kabul by Afghan doctors and in Rome by Italians. Speaker Experiences: Afghanistan: Drug Trafficking, Kidnappings, and Freedom of the Press, with RSF Reporters Without Borders Frontier, Locarno Film Festival 2012 Afghanistan CameraOscura, National Central Library of Rome 2012 Child Abuse and Mistreatment, Università Cattolica S.C. Rome 2010 Afghanistan, the Role of the Media in Conflict Zones, University of Cagliari 2009 Positive Peace and Negative Peace, Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza 2009 Peace Mediators, Cagliari 2009 Kash & Shabana, Campidoglio Hall, Rome 2008 Seekers of Truth, Corte Sveva Andria (BA) 2007 Children in Asia, Italian Federation of Pediatricians, Bologna 2007 Stability in Afghanistan, Palazzo dei Celestini, Lecce 2007 Afghanistan: A Meeting of Cultures, Foreign Press Association, London Journey to Afghanistan, Mahatma Gandhi Hall, London 2007 Independent Journalist at War, University of Lecce 2006 Freedom of the Press, University of Warwick, Borders Society – Coventry 2004 Human Rights in Kashmir, Pembroke College – Cambridge 2003 The Heart of Kashmir, Cambridge University Kashmir Society - 2003 Afghanistan CameraOscura, Master's in Journalism, University of Bari ALDO MORO Kashmir: A Journey through India and Pakistan, Italian Committee for Deaf Youth, Lecce, 2009 Reportage from War Zones, University of Communication Sciences, Lecce 2006 PUBLICATIONS: UK: The Observer, The Guardian, New Internationalist, MBC TV, Amnesty International, NUJ, British Journal of Photography, New World UNA, BBC News, BBC Radio, BBC World Service, Eight Photojournalism, Prime TV, ARY TV, The Muslim News, Bangla Mirror, Black & White Photography, Kashmir News, The Bookseller, FOSIS, Resurgence Magazine, Soundings, The Journalist, Freelance ITALY: Il Corriere della Sera, Il Manifesto, Canale 5, La 7, RAI, La Repubblica, Il Giornale, Il Resto del Carlino, Avvenimenti, Il Messaggero, La Stampa, La Nuova Frontier, Culture and Nature, UN FAO, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Panorama FRANCE: Liberation, La Croix, Rebellion, Reports Without Borders, UNESCO BELGIUM: Brussels TV. AFGHANISTAN: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Special Olympics International (SOA). INDIA: The Hindustan Times, The Pioneer. PAKISTAN Baidar Digest Lahore, The Nation, The Daily Jang. JAPAN Kyoto newspaper. AUSTRALIA Adventist Media, IFJ-ASIA USA Christian Science Monitor, ZUMA Press, FOX News, Photo District News, Newsweek. Other: Aljazeera, Reuters, AFP, AP, Kronos, Ansa, IFJ EXHIBITIONS: Presentation of "The Heart of Kashmir" at the House of Commons & House of Lords, London, UK Parliament The Heart of Kashmir // Subversive Prophets of Peace, Alessano LE The Heart of Kashmir // Amnesty International, St. Martin's Lane, London The Heart of Kashmir at the European Parliament, Brussels From Kashmir to Afghanistan, Palazzo Lanfranchi, Matera Espressione Volto Nostro, Cineporti Apulia Film Commission, Lecce and Bari Staramascé Tracce Afghane, Galleria Umberto I, Cagliari Kashmir War in Pictures, Casamassima BA 2009 A Bridge to Herat, 8th Alpine Regiment, Cividale del Friuli Afghanistan: The Wakhan Corridor, Baraccano Museum Hall, Bologna Climate of Change, Union Street London Staramascé Salento Negroamaro 2007 LECCE + 30 Countries Children in South Asia, Daniela and Paola Bastianutti Foundation, Casarano Staramascé FPA, Foreign Press Association, London ILARIA ALPI Television Journalism Award, Riccione Tashakur International Photography Festival, Rome OXO Tower, Cork Street W1, Jack's Gallery, AOP Gallery - London International Conference on Stability, Peace, and Security in South Asia, London Conflicts from Kashmir to Albania, Alessano LE ProPugliaPhoto and Afghanistan CameraOscura, TurinPhotoFestival, Turin Darwin Expression Volto Nostro, Swabian Castle, Bari Afghanistan CameraOscura, Hall of Conciliation, Assisi. Awards: 2006 Foreign Press Association UK Dialogue of Cultures Award Three Times God Dialogue Award, Bari, Italy 2008 International Award, Press Club, Milan 2011 Caravella Del Mediterraneo Journalism Award, Bari 2011 Art and Culture Award, Milan 2010 Maria Grazia Cutuli National Journalism Award for Not Forgetting and Promoting Peace, San Severo, Foggia 2009 La Luna dei Borboni, Vittorio Bodini Award 2011 Cliciak Award 2012 for Cinematography Special Mention at the Siena International Photo Awards 2021 Specialization Course, Teaching Certificate, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery "A. Gemelli," Rome 2010 Risk Assessment in Hostile Environments, Certified by Lionsgate Safety and AKE, UK Finalist at the British Book Design & Production Award 2003 Honorable Mention at the Agfa-Das Bild Forum International Award for Young Photojournalists. Germany 1997 1995-2018 Member of the National Union of Journalists UK Member of the International Federation of Journalists in Brussels Member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs // London Further details available upon request