We are pleased to announce the shortlist of Female Portraits in Dialogue: from Historical to Contemporary Photography, the international photography call promoted by Exhibit Around APS in collaboration with the Fototeca dei Civici Musei di Storia ed Arte of the City of Trieste, with the support of the Consiglio regionale del Friuli Venezia Giulia. The project is designed as a bridge between past and present, connecting the female portraits held in the Fototeca’s historical archives with the sensibility of contemporary photographers.

The selection of works and the scientific curation of the exhibition are entrusted to Claudia Colecchia, head of the Fototeca dei Civici Musei di Storia ed Arte of the City of Trieste, one of the region’s most important photographic archives, holding nearly three million images that document the artistic, urban and social history of Trieste from 1840 to the present day.

The shortlisted photographers, listed in alphabetical order, are:

barnabo73 (IT), BOUTIN Virginie (FR), Cristina Cosmano (IT), Deirdre Brennan (IE), Dejan Mijović (SI), Fausto Foddai (IT), Francesca Codogno (IT), Gesualdo Palagonia (IT), Giambattista Uberti (IT), Irina Ebralidze (FI), Konstantin Goustov (RU), Lara Campostrini (IT), Linda Vukaj (IT), Lisa Di Giacomo (US), Luciana Petti (IT), Luciana Trappolino (IT), Machefaux Aurelie (FR), Marina Dego (IT), MARYLISE VIGNEAU (FR), Paolo Patruno (IT), Patrick Ropert (FR), Pia Parolin (IT), Pier Vanni (IT), Piotr Skubisz (PL), Rebeka Legović (HR), Roberto Corinaldesi (IT), Siergiejevicz (RU), Sima Choubdarzadeh (IR), Sonia Martina (IT), Yinna Higuera (CO), Надежда Буаллаг (RU)

The selected projects will be on display during Trieste Photo Days 2026 (22–25 October): the winning project at the Museo Sartorio, in dialogue with works by authors active between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Giuseppe Wulz, Marion Wulz, Ugo Borsatti, Adriano de Rota, Emil Rabending, Carl Pietzner and Giovanni Battista Berra, while the honourable mentions will be hosted at the Mercato Coperto.

Congratulations to all the shortlisted photographers on this important achievement: the winners will be announced soon!