Michele Palazzi was born in Rome in 1984. After gaining a three-year master degree in Photography at the Scuola Romana di Fotografia, he started working as a documentary photographer. In 2009 he received the Enzo Baldoni Prize with project 3,32AM on the earthquake in Abruzzo. Between 2010 and 2011 he has worked on the project Migrant Workers Journey recipient of the Project LaunchAward 2011 at CenterSanta Fe, exhibited in New Mexico Museum of Art and screened at the Visa Pour l’Image 2012. In 2013 he received the First Prize of Environmental Photographer of the Year Award. Between 2012 and 2013 he started working on Black Gold Hotel a long term project about the modernization impact in Mongolia exhibited at Format Festival 2013 (UK), Organ Vida Festival 2013 (CRO) and Athens Photo Festival 2013 (GR). He lives in Rome and he’s represented by Contrasto agency.