About me
Artist Statement
I am an astronomy, landscape and nocturnal cityscape photographer and I offer fine art images to
international art collectors. My photographs celebrate the wonder that the night hours can offer, creating fascination in the viewer in discovering how much light there is in the darkness.
Through my work I explore darkness, always seeking to discover more, going beyond what can be seen, pushing the boundaries of mystery and the dark.
A recurring theme is light pollution, which if present gives captivating urban scenarios, but if it is absent it gives astral visions. Focusing on both the intimate and the grand, my goal is to evoke a sense of awe and reflection in viewers. My photographs seek to provide an escape, helping people recapture their dreamscapes and providing a unique and powerful perspective on the everyday. I explore our relationship with the universe, mysterious forces and even the fear of darkness itself: Nyctophobia. I explore the clash between light and dark, exposing the juxtaposition between the light pollution emitted by the city skyscraper and the stillness of the night.
Esposizioni
Premi vinti
Sessioni Fotografiche
Ore di Esposizione
Prizes
2024. “Special: Night Photography,” Annual Photography – 1st place winner
2024. “Nature / Astrophotography,” Tifa – Silver Winner
2024. “2024 Photographer of the Year Contest,” 1839 Awards – Bronze
2024. “Nature-Astrophotography,” Bifa – Gold Winner
2024. “Luxembourg Art Prize”, Luxembourg, LU – certificate of artistic merit
2024. “Night Photography Category,” ND Awards – 1st runner-up and Gold Star Awards
2024. “2024 Photographer of the Year Contest,” Exposure One Awards – Silver
2024. “Deep Sky,” The Universe in a Photo – 3rd runner-up
2024. “Special Night Photography,” IPA – Honorable Mention
2024. “Nature Photography – Cityscape,” European Photography Awards – Gold Winner
2024. “Nature Photography – Astrophotography,” European Photography Awards – Platinum Winner
2024. “Night and Available Light Photography,” Viepa – Honorable Mention
2024. “Nature Photography – Astrophotography,” London Photography Awards – Platinum Winner
2024. “Nature Photography – Astrophotography,” Muse Photography Awards – Platinum Winner
2024. “Night,” Fine Art Photography Awards – nominee
2024. “Night Photography,” The Photo Week Awards 24, 1st runner-up
2024. “Landscape,” The Motif Collective – winner
2024. “APOD,” Astronomical Picture of the Day 18/02/2024 – winner
2024. “Open Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT – winner
2023. “Night Photography,” Annual Photography Awards – honorable mention
2023. “New York Photography Awards,” New York, NY – Silver Winner
2023. “Landscape,” Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2023. “Dusk Till Dawn,” Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2023. “Monochrome Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT – winner
2023. “Night Photography,” ND Awards – honorable mention
2023. “Empire State Building’s
2023 Annual Photo Contest”, New York, NY – category winner, 1st place
2023. “Luxembourg Art Prize”, Luxembourg, LU – certificate of artistic merit
2023. “Urban Exhibition”, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow – winner
2023. “Abstract Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow – winner
2023. “Landscape Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow – winner
2022. “Utopias of Beauty,” 2nd edition, Palazzo Bisaccioni, Jesi – finalist
2014. “Reflections of Women: Images oftheFemale Universe,” Star of the Day Association, Milan, IT – 2nd runner-up.
Collective shows
2025. “100 Artists at Palazzo Fani,” Tuscania, EN
2024. “BIFA 2024,” House of Lucie, Budapest, HU
2024. “The Universe in a Photo,” Palazzo Sichardt, Rovereto, IT
2024. “Open Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT
2024. “Cosmologies,” Spazio 21, Lodi, IT
2024. “Monochrome Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT
2024. “Urban Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT
2024. “Abstract Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT
2024. “Empire State Building‘s
2023 Annual Photo Contest,” Empire State Building, New York, NY
2024. “Landscape,” Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2024. “Landscape Exhibition,” Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, SCT
2023. “Dusk Till Dawn,” Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2022. “Utopias of Beauty,” 2nd edition, Palazzo Bisaccioni, Jesi, IT
2014. “Reflections of Women: Images oftheFemale Universe,” Associazione Stella del Giorno, Milan, IT
Solo shows
2024. “Metamorfosi dell’Universo”, Torre delle Arti, Bellagio, IT
Fairs
2024. ArtePadova, 34th Edition
Pubblications
2024. “Spotlight 39” magazine, Circle Foundation
2024. “DENTROCASA” magazine, Number 292
2022. “Smart Green Post” magazine, Number 11
2022. “IPCM” magazine, Number 73
2021. “Smart Green Post” magazine, Number 10
2021. “Smart Green Post” magazine, Number 9
Press
“Metamorphosis of the Universe”, The Artist Gallery, 2024
“Metamorphosis of the Universe by Carlotta Roda”, All About Photo, 2024
Bio
Carlotta Roda, born in 1999, is a photographer whose work combines aesthetic research and narrative sensitivity. After graduating from linguistic high school, she decided to study at the IED in Milan and graduated in photography. With the camera she feels the need to search for meanings beyond evidence and she uses photography to evoke imaginary realities, as an infinite universe of research.
Her intent is to put man before himself to ask questions about his own existence.
The creation of astronomical shots and nocturnal urban scenarios allows this reflection: the viewer sees on the one hand the greatness that the Universe shows us and on the other notices the smallness of our daily life in the buildings, our home. A philosopher who influenced her work is certainly Blaise Pascal, who reflected on the infinitely large and infinitely small of the individual. The individual rediscovers himself as “dividual“, he is amazed in front of the big and in front of the small because he is nothing in front of the infinite and he is an all in comparison to nothing.
She has participated in several photographic competitions and thanks to these she has had the opportunity to hold collective exhibitions. In 2023 she won the “Empire State Building Photo Contest 2023” prize, she won four competitions at the “Glasgow Gallery of Photography” gallery and in the same year she received a certificate of artistic merit from the “Luxembourg Art Prize” competition. Her photographs have been exhibited both nationally, such as Milan and Jesi, and internationally, such as Glasgow, Minneapolis and New York.