Since 2010, the Festival della Fotografia Etica has grown not only as an event, but as a network — built on the belief that photography moves forward when those who care about it move together.
Partnerships with international foundations, press organizations, NGOs and cultural institutions are crucial to the Festival’s work. Each collaboration brings a shared conviction that documentary photography and photojournalism are now more necessary than ever and deserve support, visibility and rigor, and that no single organization can sustain that work alone. By joining forces with others whose mission aligns with our own, the festival contributes to a stronger, more connected photographic industry — one where photographers are better supported, stories are better told, and the field as a whole grows more resilient.
WORLD PRESS PHOTO
2022 – On going
Indetto dalla World Press Photo Foundation, il concorso internazionale di fotogiornalismo e fotografia documentaria più conosciuto al mondo. Sin dal 2022 Lodi ed il Festival della Fotografia Etica sono stati per tutti questi anni l’unica città lombarda ad ospitare una tappa del suo tour itinerante che porta la mostra in oltre 60 location nel mondo. Quasi 150 immagini che arrivano dai 5 continenti per raccontare storie incredibili.
VITAL IMPACT
2022 – On going
Vital Impacts is a women-led nonprofit organization founded by National Geographic photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale and journalist Eileen Mignoni. Vital Impacts uses art and visual storytelling to support individuals and organizations that protect human beings, wildlife, habitats, and the storytellers who share their stories. With the exhibition Nature of Hope, in the 2025 edition, we celebrated the extraordinary life and legacy of Jane Goodall, not only paying tribute to her remarkable work, but also acknowledging her fundamental role in inspiring women around the world.
VII FOUNDATION
2025 – On going
VII Foundation is committed to supporting in-depth journalism capable of addressing the great issues of our time. In an era when opinions and behaviors are increasingly drifting away from facts, the Foundation responds with a clear goal: to ensure that truth is documented so that communities around the world can make informed decisions and base their choices on concrete data and testimony. Curated in collaboration with the VII Foundation, the 2025 edition of the Festival presented the exhibition “YUGOSLAVIA: FINAL ACT — THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE SREBRENICA GENOCIDE”, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and the end of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The exhibition highlights the fundamental role of photojournalism in preserving memory, pursuing justice, and ensuring that these events are not erased from history.
THE ALEXIA FOUNDATION
– World Report Award | Documenting Humanity 2026
The Festival and The Alexia are united by a shared mission and believe in photography’s capacity to generate meaningful social impact. Now more than ever, they recognize the importance of supporting those who, with dedication, perseverance, and often at great personal risk, document our reality, bringing to light stories that often remain outside mainstream narratives. As part of this collaboration, The Alexia will award two special prizes to finalists of the World Report Award | Documenting Humanity 2026.