About

Jacopo Scarabelli is a professional photographer based in Milan, Italy.

He trained as a photographer in the photographic studio owned by his family where he also managed the transition from analogue to digital.
He’s the owner of the same studio where he has worked since 2004.

In 2008 he started to travel the world and thanks to those experiences he began to produce personal projects.
He won the “Honorable Mention Award” at the International Photography Awards and he’s been exhibited at Malpensa Airport with some travel and landscape projects.

Since 2016 he has studied and produced documentary photography. He joined masterclasses with the “World Press Photo” awarded photographers Paolo Marchetti, Fulvio Bugani and Giulio Di Sturco and the Editor Annalisa d’Angelo.

His first long-term documentary photography project is called “Play The Game Over”.
With this work he won 4 “Honorable Mention” awards (Professional entries) at the PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018, at the IPA International Photography Awards 2019, at the ND Awards 2019 and at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2020, each one for the “Sports” category.
He’s been interviewed and published by “Corriere dello Sport”, “Il Giornale” and “Il Fotografo Magazine“, the most relevant photography magazine in Italy.
In 2023 has been shortlisted and awarded “highly commended” at Belfast Photo Festival 2023.
In the same year “Play The Game Over” became a photobook, curated by Barbara Silbe and published by SelfSelfBooks.

He’s now working on new projects concerning how pop culture and entertainment are interconnected with today’s new society.

He teaches photography since 2018, with workshops in Italy and Spain.

Publications and Awards

The photos “Opening” and “Cueva de Los Verdes” has been published on the magazine Fotografare.
The photo “Fingers” has been published on Nikon Europe and National Geographic Italia websites.
The photo “Order & Chaos” won the “Honorable Mention” award at the International Photography Awards 2017 in the Category “One Shot: Climate Change: Air”.
The photographic reportage “Play The Game Over” won the “Honorable Mention” award at the PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018 in the Category “Press: Sport”.
Interview for “Corriere dello Sport” online about “Play The Game Over”.
Interview for the printed newspaper “Il Cittadino” about “Play The Game Over”. (08/03/2019)
Interview in the Tv show “Crossover Universo Nerd” about “Play The Game Over” and the Workshops.
The editing “Team Forge” from the photographic reportage “Play The Game Over” won the “Honorable Mention” award at the IPA International Photography Awards 2019 in the Category “Sports/Team Sports”.
The editing “Team Forge” from the photographic reportage “Play The Game Over” won the “Honorable Mention” award at the ND Awards 2019 in the Category “Sports/Team Sports”.
“Play The Game Over” is been published on “Il Fotografo” magazine. April 2020 issue.
The editing “Team Forge” from the photographic reportage “Play The Game Over” won the “Honorable Mention” award at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2020 in the Category “Sports”.
“Play The Game Over” is been published on “Il Giornale”. 3 November 2020.
“Play The Game Over” has been shortlisted and awarded “highly commended” at Belfast Photo Festival 2023.