ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ILARIA RUPIL
born June 11, 1988 in Palmanova (Udine, Italy)

 

2019, March-May – working as a photographer and filmmaker for the companies Aura Hospitality & Food Services and Aura Entertainment, Doha, Qatar
2017, May 
– beginning of a work relationship as a freelance filmmaker with SKY CACCIA canale 235
2017, April-May – attending a four-week Filmmaking workshop at the New York Film Academy, Florence, Italy
2017, January – achievement of the 3rd prize in the hunt documentary contest Diventa Uno di Noi, promoted by SKY CACCIA canale 235, with the documentary Uccellatori per Tradizione [Bird Hunters by Tradition]
2016, December – achievement of the 1st prize ex-aequo in the short movie festival Cortomontagna, curated by Dante Spinotti, with the documentary Uccellatori per Tradizione [Bird Hunters by Tradition], Tolmezzo (Udine), Italy
2016, January-October – researching period in the United Arab Emirates, in Norway and Northern Spain
2015, October – work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with the hunt magazine Cinghiale & Cani, Elisa Lucibello Editore, Savona, Italy
2015, September – insertion of the series Caccia alla Balena [Whale Hunt] in the photographic library of the Malerba Foundation for Photography 
2015, August – beginning of a work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with the hunt magazine Lepre Cani e Caccia, Elisa Lucibello Editore, Savona, Italy
2014, November – participation to Photissima Art Fair, Turin, Italy, in work relationship with Satura Art Gallery, Genoa, Italy
2014, August – work relationship as a freelance photographer with the photography magazine FPmag, Machia Press Publishing, Milan, Italy
2014, May-June – personal exhibition Van der Straet vs. Rupil, curated by Luca Piatti, Luca Piatti’s Kottoyà Antique Shop, Montenapoleone, Milan, Italy – The exposition included some photographs from the series Caccia alla Volpe [Fox Hunt], compared with some XVI century etchings about fabulous hunting practices made by the Belgian painter Jan Van der Straet (Bruges 1523 – Florence 1605)
2014, May – beginning of a work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with the hunt magazine Cacciare a Palla, C.A.F.F. Editrice, Milan, Italy
2013, May-2014, May – researching period in Norway
2013, May – beginning of a work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with the hunt magazine Sentieri di Caccia, C.A.F.F. Editrice, Milan, Italy
2013, March – personal exhibition Ars venatoria, curated by Sandro Iovine, Circolo Culturale Il Colle, S. Daniele del Friuli (Udine), Italy
2013, February – work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with the horse magazine I nostri amici cavalli, Sprea Editori, Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan), Italy
2012, December-2013, January – participation to the collective exhibition Sacralità e Spiritualità, curated by Maria Teresa Prestigiacomo, Galleria La Pigna, Palazzo Pontificio Maffei Marescotti, Rome, Italy
2012, November – participation to Daegu Art Fair, Daegu, South Korea, in work relationship with Lab63 Art Projects, Milan, Italy
2012, October – achievement of the 3rd place in the photo contest Mare Nostrum Mediterraneo, promoted by the Accademia Euromediterranea delle Arti di Messina, Messina, Italy
2012, June – work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with Fotogramma Photo Agency, Milan, Italy
2011, June – participation, with the reportage work titled Vita d’Azienda [Life in Business], to the realization of the book La storia del gas a Genova, B&G Edizioni, Genoa, Italy – The book is about the historical gas company Ireti S.p.A. of Genoa, and was published in December 2011
2011, March – beginning of a work relationship as a freelance photojournalist with the hunt magazine Il Cinghiale International, C.A.F.F. Editrice, Milan, Italy
2011, March – achievement of a master’s degree in Professional Photography at the John Kaverdash School, Milan, Italy
2007-2010 – working as an assistant for the wedding photographer Alessandro Rizzi and the events reporter Alberto Lancia, Udine, Italy
2007-2009 – attending the Foreign Letters and Languages faculty at the Università degli Studi di Udine, Gorizia, Italy, majoring translation of English and Spanish
2007, July – achievement of the High School Diploma, majoring Classical Studies, at the Liceo Classico “J. Stellini”, Udine, Italy