Stefano Ruggiero (b. 1997) is a photographer based in Naples, Italy.
Through documentary, portrait, and fashion photography, he explores the relationship between people, places, and identity.
He works primarily on 35mm film, pairing the analogue medium with digital.
In 2025 he was shortlisted at the Sony World Photography Awards (Open Competition, Street Photography) and took first place in the amateur category of the ND Awards.
RECOGNITION
AWARDS
- Neutral Density Photography Awards 2025 — 1st place and Gold Star Award, People: Street Photography (Amateur) — November 2025
- Analog Sparks — Bronze Winner, Lifestyle / Travel — 2025
- Sony World Photography Awards — Open Competition, Street Photography — Shortlisted — April 2025
- Gran Premio Italia FIAF Under 30 — May 2024
EXHIBITIONS
- Anarchy Nº3 — International touring group exhibition — Shown at Carré 59 (Versailles, France) | Spazio Holo (Olbia, Italy) | Gallery Conceal (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) | Photomafia (Northampton, UK) — March 2026
- Mondadori Bookstore | MA – Selection of black-and-white photographs on the relationship between Naples and the sea — July–September 2025 — Via Santa Brigida 44—45, 80132 Napoli (NA)
PUBLICATIONS
- Anarchy Nº3 — Ephemere Tokyo — Featured photographer — March 2026
- Sony World Photography Awards — Official awards book — Shortlisted photograph published in the official volume — 2025
- Docu Magazine — Special Edition, Vol.1 Issue 695 (2024)
Solo feature dedicated to his work - 17:23 Magazine — Photographer, MY DNA fashion project by Salvatore Manzo — July 2024
- Docu Magazine — Docu Book Vol.32 (2023) — Featured photographer in the Best of Documentary & Street Photography selection
- Cultura Partenopea — Volume uno — Featured photographer in the collection celebrating Napoli’s third Scudetto — 2023