"Architectural photography can aim to arouse emotions rather than merely celebrating the geometries of the buildings. Claudio Sericano places them in a completely distorted dimension. He reinvents lights and shadows, and alters the colors according to a strictly personal style that often results in feelings of anguish and alienation."
Jessica Barresi (Foto Cult magazine, November 2021)

I was born in Italy in 1963. I start photography more than 40 years ago. I won my first national contest in 1989. In recent years I have won important international awards.

“Insomnia” in the exhibition of the winners in Siena, 15 october – 5 december 2021

In short
AFIAP (Artist of the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique)
EFIAF (Excellence italian photographic federation, 2023)
EPSA (Excellence of the Photographic Society of America, 2023)
Winner 100+ awards (36 gold medals) FIAP FIAF PSA, in Europe, Asia, America, and Oceania
Winner Italian Team Cup 2023 with GF Il Cupolone
5th place World Team Cup 2023 with GF Il Cupolone
7th place World Team Cup 2022 with GF Il Cupolone
2 photos Nomination in Xposure Awards (United Arab Emirates) 2023
Winner Gold Paris PX3 2021
Winner Gold ND “Neutral Density Awards” 2021
Winner Trophy World Masters of Photography 2022
Monthly winner november 2022 Cewe Photo Awards
Winner Silver in IPA (International Photography Awards) 2021
Exhibited in Italy, France, Austria, Spain, Taiwan, Montenegro, Hungary, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Turkey…
Published in books, magazines, newspapers, online websites

Siena International Photography Awards, October 1, 2022

Insomnia as an advertisement for the great Taiwanese exhibition, 2022

Gold in Paris 2021

2023
Boka Photo Salon Print 2023 FIAP PSA - BEST AUTHOR, 1 Gold medal, 1 HM
"6°Gran Premio Italia per Circoli FIAF 2023" - Winner team with GF Cupolone Florence
"World Team CupFIAP"  2023 - 5th place with GF Il Cupolone
Xposure Awards (United Arab Emirates) 2023 - 2 photos in Nomination 

"Natural World Awards" FIAF/FIAP/PSA 2023 - WINNER Monochrome
Vedic Circuit PSA 2023 - 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Aureus Circuit PSA 2023 - 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Certificate
Premier Circuit 2023 PSA - 3 Gold, 1 Passio medal, 1 Club Medal, 2 Merit, 2 JC, 2 HM
“3rd Oztan Ozatay Memorial Awards” 2023 PSA – Winner Ovidio silver coin , bronze medal, 1 hm
"5th Int. Photo Salon Narikala 2023" FIAP PSA - Winner Gold medal + 2 bronze medal
Acruvium Circuit PSA 2023 - 2 Gold Medal, 1 bronze, 2 HM
Vuni Photo Circuit 2023 PSA - Gold medal. HM
7th Odessos Photo Exhibition 2023 (Bulgaria) PSA - IAAP Gold Medal
Nobel Circuit 2023 PSA - PSA Gold, Nobel Crafted, Chairman Choice (2)
Magic Dof (Bosnia Herzegovina) PSA 2023 – Gold Medal + 2 HM + Diploma
Candor Circuit 2023 PSA - Gold Medal, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze, 1 Merit
Infinity (Bosnia Herzegovina) PSA 2023 – 2 Gold Medal
Rise of the Earth 2023 PSA - Gold Medal + 4 HM
3° C.N. Città di Cavriglia FIAF - Jury special Prize
"Chianti Roads" FIAP FIAP PSA - 2 Jury Special prizes, 1 HM
Bella Italia Circuit FIAF 2023 - 4th place
WPAI Circuit 2023 PSA - 1 Bronze medal + 4 Merit
1° Photomax Salon PSA - Photomax CM Medal
Dakha Foto Fest Circuit PSA - 2 HM
Bangladesh Awards Circuit PSA - 3 HM
"Bella Italia" FIAF 2023 - 4th prize
Chiavari FIAF - 5th prize BW
Venetus Circuit FIAF FIAP 2023 - 3 Special Mentions
"Mirror" Salon 2023 PSA - 1 PBA Medal, 3 HM, 1 Diploma
6 Step Circuit 2023 PSA - 1 Silver, 4 Merit
Trofeo Costa Etrusca 2023 FIAF - Silver medal
"Dakha Photo Awards Circuit" 2023 PSA - 2 Honorable Mentions
21 ème CONCOURS International de Mayet - FIAP PSA 2023 - Diplome ISF
Capture the Moment Circuit 2023 PSA - Jury Choice
Maitreya Circuit 2023 PSA - HM
Boishakhi Awards Circuit 2023 PSA - HM
World Photo Stories Circuit 2023 PSA - HM
9th Swedish Int. Small Print Exhibition 2023 FIAP - 2 HM
Jewels Circuit 2023 FIAF FIAP PSA - HM
Mine Circuit FIAF FIAP 2023 – HM​​​​​​
Gran Digital 2023 FIAF FIAP - 1 Jury prize, 1 Special Mention, 2 HM
Astibo Salon 2023 PSA (North Macedonia) - IAAP Ribbon
Illuminati Circuit 2023 PSA - Jury choice
Erudite Circuit 2023 PSA – 2 Circuit Diploma
JPS Circuit 2023 FIAP PSA - FIAP Ribbon
"Maitland International Salon of Photography" (Australia) 2023 FIAP PSA - Salon Certificate of Merit
2022
“World Masters of Photography”, Wien 2022- WINNER Free subject Trophy Gold
SIPA Siena Photography Awards 2022 - Honorable mention architecture
“Ardour Circuit 2.0” PSA 2022 – 3 gold medals, 2 club medal, 1 jury choice
"Architecture Masterprize" 2022 - WINNER Commercial Exterior
“Fall Show 2022” FMF Fondo Malerba Fotografia – SELECTED PROJECT
Cewe Awards 2022/23 - November winner
MIFA Moscow International Foto Awards 2022- SILVER Fine Art-Collages, BRONZE Fine Art-Other, Honorable Mention Architecture-Buildings
"Natural World Awards" FIAF/FIAP 2022 - WINNER Environment, and 3 Honorable Mentions
“Jewels Circuit” FIAF/FIAP 2022 – WINNER Monochrome, Jury Special Prize and 2 Honorable Mentions in Color
“Illuminati Winter Circuit” PSA 2022 (India) – Gold in Landscape + 2HM +2 JC
“Chile Photo Stories Circuit” FIAP 2022 – Gold in Color + 2HM
"Lakdiva Photo Awards" FIAP PSA 2022 (India) - SSP Gold Medal
"17th FIAP World Cup for Club" 2022 - 7th team place, Honorable mention
Creative Photo Awards, Siena 2022 – Highly Commended in Abstract theme
ND Neutral Density Awards 2022 - Honorable Mention - Architecture - Buildings
"Il Fotocoriandolo" FIAF 2022 - Winner 3nd prize in Free theme color
“Trofeo Città di Follonica” FIAF 2022 – Winner 2nd prize in Free theme 
“Gran Tour delle Colline” FIAF/FIAP 2022 – Special Mention Architecture
"Trofeo Re Manfredi" FIAF/FIAP 2022 - Honorable Mention
"Gran Digital" FIAF/FIAP 2022 - Honorable Mention
"Tuscany Photo Awards" FIAF/FIAP 2022 - 2 Honorable Mentions
"Città di Isernia" FIAF 2022 - Shortlisted color section
“Gran Premio Italia per Circoli FIAF 2022” – 3rd place team with GF Cupolone Florence
"Ceylonka Photo Awards 2022" FIAP, PSA - SSP Merit Award
“Bella Italia” FIAF 2022 – 3rd prize
“1°C.F.N. Fotografia e Cultura” FIAF 2022 – Silver Color
"9th Western Liguria International Circuit" FIAP, PSA 2022 - Silver and 3 Honorable Mentions
“2°The Mine Museum Photo Int. Circuit” FIAF FIAP 2022 – Bronze and 3 HM
"5th Zhuhai International Exhibition of Photography" 2022 - Bronze and one HM
"Othello Nicosia" PSA 2022 (Cyprus) - 4 HM
7° 35 Awards – Top 35 Urban Landscape photographers – Top 35 italian photographers (124,827 photographers)
“Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year 2022” – Shortlisted “Urban abstracts”
2021
The Prix de la Photographie, Paris”  – GOLD - WINNER – Architecture – Buildings ; 2nd place – Architecture
New York IPA International Photography Awards – 2nd place – Architecture – Others ; Honorable Mention – Architecture – Buildings ; Fine Art – Abstract
ND Neutral Density Awards – GOLD – WINNER – Architecture – Buildings
BIFA Budapest International Ph. Awards – SILVER – Architecture – Buildings
Creative Photo Awards, Siena – Runner Up – Architecture
"53° Truciolo d’Oro" FIAF – Ex-aequo winner of the color section
TIFA Tokyo International Ph. Awards – Honorable Mention – Architecture – Buildings ; Fine Art – Other
“Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year 2021” – WINNER 12th stage “The city at night”
“XX° La Genziana” FIAF 2021 –Honorable Mentions color section and black and white 
"Fine Art Photography Awards" 2021 - Nomination in Architecture
Monochrome Photography Awards 2021 – 2 Honorable Mentions – Architecture
Viewbug – People’s Choice in “Social Exposure vol.28”
Viewbug - Honorary mention "Contrasting tones photo contest"
APOY "Amateur Photographer of the Year" - 6th place in Architecture
Photocrowd - Winner in Premium Contests "Lamp Posts", "Commercial architecture", "Repetition in Architecture"
6° 35 Awards - Top 35 Street photographers - Top 35 italian photographers (123.418 photographers)
Fotocontest - Winner "Texture, patterns, ripetizioni"
2020
“Rocky Nook” – Crowd winner “Doors and Windows” (on Photocrowd)
ON1 – Crowd winner “Natural light still life” (on Photocrowd)
Photocrowd – Jury winner “Beaches in winter”
Photocrowd – Jury winner “Poetic”
Viewbug – Winner “A look into the eyes” (2615 photos)
2019
Photocrowd – – Jury Winner “From above” (1546 photos)
Photocrowd – Crowd winner “Balconies Around the World” (933 photos)
For all my awards you can visit the page “Photographic awards“.

Silver in International Photography Awards 2021

Gold in Neutral Density Awards 2021

Runner Up in Creative Photo Awards 2021

Winner color section in 53° Truciolo d'Oro 2021

Winner WMPO, my photo exhibited in Vienna, July 2022

For my awards and published photos you can visit the page “Awards“.
In November 2021, the Italian magazine Fotocult dedicated a six-page report to me.
The interview is also online, in Italian, https://fotocult.it/claudio-sericano/
The british website 100ASA has published an interview of me, where I explain the evolution of my technique. If you want to read the interview click HERE.
I am a curator of the website 100ASAHere is the curators page, where you will find excellent photographers.
The Dutch online magazine Photo & Tecnique, edited by the photographer Cor ‘t Hart, dedicated to me, in issue 29, the cover and 14 pages.
On the Photocrowd platform I have reached the 10th position in the ranking (July 2021, on over 19,000 photographers) which earned me the gold badge.
"Sometimes all you need to do to find beauty in this world is change your perspective. Claudio Sericano’s photography is a great example. Looking up can transform a city street into an inspiring scene. Of course great editing, some processing effects and a cool comic-book-esque vibe certainly don’t hurt, but you get my point."
 Filledframe (november 2021)
"Ming Chuan University", Taipei. Homepage of the website!
My photo published in "New Scientist" magazine
Four of my photos are published on “Better Photography” magazine, issue December 2021
One of my photo is published on “Photo Plus The Canon Magazine”, issue 177 Spring 2021, and “Photo Professional”, issue 132 – 2021.​​​​​​​
"Insomnia" is published in "Amateur photographer", issue 27 July 2021
This is an article in an italian newspaper
Winner team GF Il Cupolone, Italian Cup 2023
"I love Maramures" exhibition in Moie (AN, Italy)
Exhibition in Massarosa (Lucca, Italy)
My project on the Po River Delta was selected by the Malerba Fund for Photography, and  exhibited in the halls of the foundation in Milan in September.

My photos in “Paris Exhibition”, 26/31 October 2021
My photos in “Siena Exhibition”, 24 October/ 5 december 2021
My Portfolios on the web:
100asa (curated website)
Photocrowd  
Viewbug  
Photoimaginart (curated website)
Instagram
500px
35photo.pro 

Through the years I have accompanied my daughter on some of her travels. Her blog which is focused on travel and life as an expat, features some of my photography in the following posts:
Cappadocia travel guide https://anitabeyondthesea.com/cappadocia-the-complete-travel-guide/
A one-day itinerary to Rome https://anitabeyondthesea.com/rome-in-a-day/
Exploring Villa d’Este Tivoli https://anitabeyondthesea.com/villa-deste-tivoli/
Val d’Orcia, the most beautiful photographic spots https://anitabeyondthesea.com/val-dorcia-best-spots-for-jaw-dropping-photos/
Peccioli and Ghizzano hidden gems from Tuscany https://anitabeyondthesea.com/hidden-gems-from-tuscany-peccioli-and-ghizzano/
Calci Charterhouse https://anitabeyondthesea.com/calci-charterhouse-and-the-pisa-university-natural-history-museum/
Visit Henraux an abandoned marble quarry https://anitabeyondthesea.com/visit-of-henraux-an-abandoned-marble-quarry/
Villa Reale di Marlia https://anitabeyondthesea.com/villa-reale-di-marlia-9-reasons-you-will-love-it/
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