
Bio
Ugo Milano was born on 13/01/1992 in Rome. Since childhood he has been passionate about drawing and reading, and then devoted himself to writing (poetry) and music in his teenage years.He studied Foreign Literature
(English and German) bachelor's and master's degrees, at the University of Naples Federico II and later at the Georg- August University of Göttingen. His approach to photography comes from poetry, his other great passion. A great reader of photo books, he would like to produce his own, combining text and photos (and other material) in them. In 2019, he was appointed Talent scout by FIAF (Italian Federation of Photographic Associations). In 2023/2024 he attends the Jack London School of Photography and Literature, after winning a scholarship provided by the school. In 2024/2025 he attends the online Documentary Lab of the duo Caimi & Picinni, working on the photographic project “Under Which Tree Did Goethe Sleep?” set in Göttingen, which became a dummy book in May 2025. He works with both a documentary and a more (lyrical) subjective approach. In July 2025 he won scholarship for masterclass in Casentino with Simone Donati.
He would like in the future to do a phd combining literature and photography.
EDUCATION
- 2024/2025 Online Documentary Lab by Caimi & Picinni, Yogurt
June
- 2024 Workshop with Cristina De Middel
- 2023/2024 Jack London School - Literature, Photography and Reportage
- 2021 Canon STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
- 2012/2019 Foreign Languages and Literature - Bachelor and Master, Federico II of Naples/Georg Universität Göttingen
AWARDS
Grant Ivano Bolondi Masterclass 2025
Scolarship for attending the "Jack London School of Photography and Literature"
Home '21 International Photo Contest Gallery, LensCulture 2021
Finalist NFF-Fotowettbewerb 2021
Finalist India at Work CeMIS University of Göttingen, 2020
Competition 'Leben und Arbeiten in Corona-Zeiten 2020
Talent Scout FIAF 2019
Finalist "The Family in Italy" FIAF 2018 Hunting the Road by Eric Kim 2018
EXHIBITIONS
2023
RITUALS, Gallery 881, Vancouver
2022
Klimaschutz, FIAF Ambiente Clima Futuro, Centro Italiano Fotografia D'Autore, Bibbiena
2020
The Historical Centres, Basilica San Domenico Maggiore, Naples
2019
A Life Together, 71st FIAF National Congress, Naples
Anima Campana, Basilica San Domenico Maggiore, Naples
2018
Leben an der Uni, Cafè Central Göttingen University, Göttingen
Street Food made in Naples, Mensa Italia, Göttingen
PUBLICATIONS
Under Which Tree Did Goethe Sleep?, 2025, La Legatoria Roma
NAPOLI, Manuale di Istruzioni, Welcome to the DOCKS, 2024
RITUALS Issue by BROAD Magazine, 2023
Docu Magazine vol. 28; 2023; ISSN 9 772814 903006
FOTO IT - September 2022
Kalender Uni Göttingen, 2022
FOTO IT - February 2020