FULL BIOGRAPHY

 

I currently work on *What’s On Scotland*, a weekly entertainment show on STV showcasing Scotland’s rich cultural, music, arts, comedy, film, and TV scene. As the most-watched prime-time entertainment show in Scotland, it reaches double the weekly audience of BBC’s *The One Show*.

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Since 2020, I’ve built on my broadcast experience with factual programs for BBC, Channel 4, and STV, and became a staff member at STV in 2022. My work includes contributions to STV's current affairs program *Scotland Tonight*, the documentary special *Sean’s Scotland S.O.S.*, and *Bringing in the Bells*, STV’s Hogmanay show.

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In early 2020, I earned a commission from the Scottish Documentary Institute’s prestigious *Bridging the Gap* initiative, funded by Screen Scotland, to produce a short documentary for international release. *Against the Tide* was filmed in 2020, premiering at the Glasgow Film Festival in 2021. It went on to screen at local community venues and international festivals, including the Glasgow Short Film Festival, Bolton Film Festival, Northern Lights Film Festival, This is England Film Festival, and Inverness Film Festival.

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In 2020 I worked with BBC Scotland's Shortform team, producing, filming, and editing short documentaries for the strand *Tune* (music) and *Loop* (arts), as well as the social-media-first series *Tiny Happy People*.

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Throughout the pandemic, I volunteered with local NGOs like Migrant Voice and Simon Community, using my media experience to help people tell their own stories through images.

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My journey with BBC Scotland began in 2019, creating mini-documentaries for their platform *The Social*. My *Vanlife* series, documenting mobile living, earned over 3 million views on social media and was also featured on BBC Scotland’s *Outdoor Life* and *Climate Change and You*. My ongoing collaboration with BBC The Social led to the *Searching for God* (2022) pilot documentary series, where comedian Taryam Boyd explores young people’s relationship with religion in Scotland.

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In the summer of 2019, I produced my dissertation documentary, *The Victoria Road Project*, which followed the physical theatre company Theatre Senza. This project explored Victoria Road in Glasgow, one of the most politically scrutinised and diverse areas in Scotland, using a blend of ethnographic and theatre techniques.

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At the start of 2019, I completed a placement at AFP’s video desk in London. Working during the height of the Brexit saga made it an exciting time to cover breaking news, conduct interviews, and edit live footage. Later that year, I also interned with The Guardian’s multimedia desk, where I researched story ideas for long-form documentaries and filmed and wrote short videos for social media.

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In 2018, I moved to Scotland for a BJTC-accredited Master’s in Broadcast Journalism at the University of the West of Scotland. Here, I developed professional filming and editing skills across various formats. 

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In 2018 I created *Hogar* (Spanish for “Home”), a short documentary about an institution in Buenos Aires dedicated to children whose parents cannot raise them due to social or financial challenges.

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My first independent documentary, *Upstream* (2017), delves into the effects of mass tourism on Venice, Italy. It contrasts traditional Venetian values with the pressures of modern tourism, highlighting the city’s delicate relationship with its lagoon and showcasing efforts by local organisations to promote sustainable tourism practices.

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I am a cultural media partner of the permanent exhibition of “M9 – Museum of 19thCentury” in Venice Mestre (Italy) where some of my photography work is displayed. 

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My personal projects like the *Venice Ballerina Project* and *Selfie Atlas* demonstrate my commitment to blending reportage with creativity. *Venice Ballerina Project* unites my passions for dance and photography by capturing dancers in the raw, industrial spaces of Venice, aiming to bring attention to these neglected areas and inspire a reassessment of their value. This work was exhibited as a solo show at the Centro Culturale Candiani in Venice Mestre in 2015. 

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In *Selfie Atlas*I photograph tourists in Venice while they take selfies, capturing a diverse spectrum of people from different ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. This project was exhibited as a solo show at the Storie Contemporanee art gallery in Rome (2017) and as part of the Museum of Selfies in California (2018).

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My work has also appeared at international festivals like èStoria in Gorizia (2011) and Photomonth in London (2010). 

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I’ve travelled across Europe and the Americas, collaborating with NGOs on projects that combine cultural reporting with social impact. For Médicos del Mundo in Argentina, I documented their work fighting Zika virus transmission in Concordia. In Colombia, I worked with Fundación Montecito to capture the rich culture and natural beauty of the Sugamuxi region. This project was later featured in the exhibit *Behind the Mask: The Hidden Face of Today’s Colombia*, which toured cities in Italy, Spain, and the UK.

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My photojournalism career began in 2012 at *La Nuova Venezia* newspaper in Venice, where I soon became area manager, coordinating a team of photographers for mainland news coverage. I also started contributing to international agencies like Getty Images, capturing a wide range of stories.

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Before my journalism career, I earned a Master’s in Photojournalism from the University of Westminster in London after completing a degree in International Relations with a focus on Human Rights and Gender Issues from the University of Bologna, with additional studies at the University of Vienna.