BIO
With 41 countries visited, photojournalist Isabela Carrari started early in photography, influenced by her family in the fifth generation of photographers and filmmakers.
Isabela Carrari, Brazilian, born in 1984, bachelored in Journalism from Universidade São Judas graduated in Visual Arts: Culture and Creation from Senac. I currently work as a photojournalist at the Municipality of Santos, São Paulo. She is also dedicated to documentary projects that emphasize Brazilians people in a positive way such as “Back to My Roots”, “I Love Playing” and “Looking for Shades” (2023).
Highlight for the solo exhibition “Armazém 12A - Oficina dos Bondes”, at the Valongo International Image Festival (Brazil, 2017) and the awards Albatross Project Festival, Environmental Threats/Impact category, Winner (2015), Baixada Santista Through the Lens, Jornal A Tribuna, Finalist (2006), State Competition for Journalism Students - (PROAM), Winner (2005) and Click Santos de Fotografia, Finalist (2002).
Her first long-term documentary project was the backstage of the Santos tram workers between 2015 to 2017. Showing work that is almost artisanal, which has a workshop dating back to last century, where restorations of the old trams that circulate through the city are still carried out.
AWARDS
2015 Projeto Albatroz Festival, category Threats/Environmental Impact, Winner
2006 Baixada Santista Através das Lentes, Jornal A Tribuna, Finalist
2005 Concurso Estadual de Estudantes de Jornalismo - (PROAM), Winner
2002 Click Santos de Fotografia, Finalist
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Elas por Elas, Teatro Guarany, Santos, Brazil (collective)
2017 Armazém 12A, Oficina dos Bondes, Valongo International Image Festival, Santos, Brazil (single)
2017 Anjos Negros, Frontaria Azulejada, Santos, Brazil (collective)
2016 Rastros, Museu da Imagem e do Som, Brazil (collective)
2016 Adoção - Mais que um ato, City Hall of Santos (individual)
2009 Cantos da Costa - poetry in costume, Pinacoteca de Santos (collective)
2009 Imaginário do Olhar, Pinacoteca de Santos (single)