Alicia Colarusso is a London-based documentary photographer who was born in Wales, UK. She takes inspiration from her surroundings and is passionate about telling the untold stories of people who are marginalised within society.
Alicia advocates for social inclusion and her documentary work gives a voice to those whose experiences are excluded from the mainstream media. Her work addresses themes such as intersectional feminism, identity, and cultural diversity.
Projects
- Dissonant Harmony: Unveiling the lives of Britain’s sex workersIt is estimated that there are over 70,000 sex workers in the UK today – 88% of whom are women[1]. “I walk in the door and become Jade”, says the young woman who tells me of her journey into the industry and her daily routine. “The girls I work with are more like my family and we are there for each other through it all”, she adds. This photographic exhibition forms part of a larger project which aims to demystify taboo aspects of society by bringing together the ‘seen’ with the ‘unseen’ in dis
Work history
Photographers Assistant
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PhotographerAlicia Colarusso
London, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- Capture One
- Analgoue Photography
- Darkroom Printing
- Darkroom Processing
- Photographic Printing
- Curating Photography
- Exhibition Curation
- Lighting
Education
MA Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
Merit
Units included: Histories and Theories of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, Collaborative Unit and Practice with Research Methods.
Final Major Project (exhibition): Dissonant Harmony: Unveiling the lives of Britain’s sex workers
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BA Fine ArtAberystwyth University
- Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
First Class Honours
Units included: Dark Materials: Race, Magic, Deception and the Photographic Trace, Art in Europe and America: Modernism 1900-1950, Research and Process in Practice, Photography, Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking.
Dissertation: Society as we see it, and the unseen: COVID-19