Davide Monteleone was born in Potenza, Region Basilicata, Italy, in 1974, and lives today in Switzerland. He has a Master’s in Art and Politics from Goldsmith University London, and is a curator and teacher for many public and private institutions. In 2001 he began to live and work in Moscow. His work as a visual artist and researcher encompasses the fields of image design, visual journalism and writing. For several years now he has been focussing on climate issues, at the intersection between economics and geopolitics. Monteleone has published numerous books, writes regularly for magazines such as National Geographic, Time and The New Yorker, and his work has been exhibited widely. He has been honoured with the National Geographic Storyteller’s Fund, the National Geographic Society Fellowship, the Asia Society Fellowship, the Carmignac Photojournalism Award, the EPEA Award, the European Publishers Award and several World Press Photo Awards, among others. He was already on the LOBA 2020 shortlist, with his Sinomocene series.
