BIOGRAPHY

Ambra Vernuccio is currently working in London as a creative commercial photographer in a number of areas, including documentary, fashion, music, theatre and portrait photography.

Throughout her time working as a photographer, she has shot editorials and commercial work for clients such as L'Oreal, London Fashion Week, Unilever, IdeasTap, Secret Cinema, National Youth Theatre, SkyArts, Sadlers Wells, English National Opera, London School of Economics.

Her main interest lies in documentary and portrait photography. Since 2009, she has been travelling around the world focusing on documenting street life in different countries.

She has been selected as a winner of the Hoppe Street Portraits competition at the National Portrait Gallery. Her work from the series "Nairobi: Face to Face" was selected as part of the Foto8 - Summershow 2011 at the Host Gallery in London. The latest documentary work on Japan's craftsmanship shortlisted for the Magnum Awards. Her fashion backstage coverage has been selected as winner of the Canon LFW in 2013 and 2014.

Her images have been featured on a variety of publications, such as The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Elle UK, Harper's Bazaar, The Independent, L’Espresso, News UK, The Londonist, LondonDance, Rough, Arise, African Digital Art and Ribbed magazine.

Awards and Exhibitions:

Canon LFW Awards - 2013 and 2014

Magnum Photographic Awards - Oct 2013 - London

Kamba Gallery - 2nd Aug to Nov 2013 - London

ArtsDepot - Artsdepot-Open 2013 - 25th Jul to 10th Sept 2013 - London

Capture Tower Hamlets - 10th Nov to Jan 2012 - London

Islington Art Fair - 13th Oct to 16th Oct 2012 - London

Photomonth ~ Photo-Open 2011 - 3rd Nov to 26th Nov 2011 - London

Foto8 ~ Summershow 2011 - 8th July to 12th August 2011 - London

Fringes: Images from the Street - 6th July to 22nd July 2011 - London

National Portrait Gallery ~ Hoppe' Street Portraits Competition winner 2011 - 15th May to 30th May 2011 - London