Alessandro Grassani

31/08/2026

The story of Father Vincent Souly made it to the front page of The New York Times
With his kindness, Father Souly welcomed us into his life in Prato, where he arrived from the Ivory Coast, and into the lives of the people around him.
Grateful to have photographed this story alongside and

17/07/2026

A candid shot along the Dniester River. Couldn’t leave this one in the archive. Sony Italia .eu

12/06/2026

The Dniester River marks the de facto border between Moldova and Transnistria. Within the Security Zone created after the 1992 conflict, Moldovan-administered communities remain on the Transnistrian side of a border shaped by a conflict that is still frozen today.

01 – Along the Dniester River, where local youth often gather for weekend picnics. In the photo, Costantino Purici, 30, smokes a ho**ah. “I like living here; I feel safe. Since the war in Ukraine began, there have been moments when this sense of security has felt more uncertain, making it difficult to think about the future. At one point, as the fighting approached southern Ukraine, there was a feeling that if Russian forces had reached Odesa, these villages, up to the bridge where Russian soldiers are stationed, would have been among the first to be taken.”

02 – On the streets of the village of Coșnița, one of several Moldovan-administered settlements located within the Security Zone, between the Dniester River and the territory controlled by the breakaway republic of Transnistria.

03 – The Dniester River near the village of Coșnița. Young people gather along its sandy banks to ride off-road motorcycles.

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20/05/2026

The Dniester River, marking the border between Moldova and Transnistria, flows through a fragmented landscape within the Security Zone established after the 1992 conflict, a history that remains unresolved to this day. Between checkpoints and territories shaped by an ongoing military presence, the landscape still carries traces of a suspended past.

All these images, taken last March within the Security Zone, were shot on expired film stock dating from before 1989. The film becomes a bridge between past and present: its chromatic shifts and imperfections are not defects, but an inseparable part of the photographs themselves, embedding time into the image and echoing an unresolved history.

05/02/2026

20/01/2026

How Italy is Racing to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olimpics for The New York Times

13/10/2025

Not long ago, for an assignment for that I had never shared, I photographed Renato Casaro in his home and studio in Treviso.
Meeting the most celebrated Italian illustrator of movie posters, who created everything by hand, with brush and pencil, felt like stepping back in time.
His work defined the visual identity of cinema itself, with iconic posters for Coppola, Leone, Tarantino, Zeffirelli and many others. I learned today that he has passed away, and I want to remember him with these images, from a day spent with a deeply kind, timeless man.

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09/04/2025

If you’re in Milan, don’t miss my exhibition Emergenza Climatica, Viaggio ai Confini del Mondo at , open until April 27.

A thought-provoking journey where climate change takes on a human face through the stories of people forced to seek a new way of life and a new place to call home.

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