Chiara Goia

ABOUT

Born and raised in Italy, after classical studies Chiara graduated in Communication and Political Science in Milan while started to grow her passion for photography.

In 2006 she moved to New York where she attended the one-year certificate program in documentary photography and photojournalism at the International Center of Photography.

After graduating from ICP, in 2007 she won a scholarship for emerging photographer given by Canon.

In 2008 she was selected for Reflexions Masterclass, a long-term seminar held by Giorgia Fiorio and Gabriel Bauret, experience that has been giving her the opportunity to reflect on different themes and develop new bodies of work.

In 2009 she was named as one of the PDN 30 and she was the recipient of the second prize of the Sony World Photography Award in Arts and Entertainment.

Her work has been exhibited in USA, Europe and Asia.

She is represented by Reportage by Getty Images and her clients include The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Time, Le Figaro Magazine, among many others.