Take a journey through the 12th edition of the Siena Awards Photo Festival bringing world-class international photography to the stunning locations of Siena, Sovicille, and Castelnuovo Berardenga.
Featuring over 40,000 extraordinary images submitted from more than 150 countries across three prestigious international contests (SIPA, Creative Photo Awards, and Drone Photo Awards), this video clip offers a preview of the festival's main exhibitions and iconic venues.
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS & VENUES: Sovicille (Centro Culturale La Tinaia) • WITNESS TO OUR TIME by legendary photojournalist James Nachtwey – A retrospective spanning over four decades of conflict, humanitarian crises, and resilience. • FRACTURES – BETWEEN TWO SILENCES – An immersive open-air exhibition.
Castelnuovo Berardenga (Museo del Paesaggio) • PARALLEL UNIVERSES by Turkish digital artist Uğur Gallenkuş – A striking contrast between global crises and daily life in privileged nations.
Siena Historical Center & Special Venues • WOMEN'S BODIES AS BATTLEFIELDS by Cinzia Canneri (Accademia dei Rozzi) • MEET BOB by Jasper Doest & DRONE PHOTO AWARDS Winners (Museo di Storia Naturale) • CHERNOBYL: MEMORY OF A DISASTER by Pierpaolo Mittica (Area Verde Camollia 85) • SIPA Winners Exhibition (Ex Distilleria Lo Stellino) • CREATIVE PHOTO AWARDS Winners (Liceo Artistico “Duccio di Buoninsegna”)
Public-Space Installations • Embracing Humanity by Saher Alghorra - A powerful photographic image, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, presented in dialogue with the historic architecture of Siena.
