Vincenzo Pietropaolo
Vincenzo Pietropaolo (born in 1951) is a Canadian photographer known for photographs that display an empathy for his subjects, who has focussed on documentary photography. In 2011, Satu Repo wrote about the first of Pietropaolo's photographs to be published in 1971, in This Magazine. The photographs were of immigrant workers on strike outside Artistic Woodwork.
Vincenzo Pietropaolo
- Name
- Vincenzo Pietropaolo
- Born
- 1951
- Birthplace
- Italy
- Known for
- Social commentary
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Fields
- photography · social justice · documentary
- Education
- Toronto Metropolitan University · Harbord Collegiate Institute
- Languages
- English · Italian
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Vincenzo Pietropaolo (born in 1951) is a Canadian photographer known for photographs that display an empathy for his subjects, who has focussed on documentary photography. In 2011, Satu Repo wrote about the first of Pietropaolo's photographs to be published in 1971, in This Magazine. The photographs were of immigrant workers on strike outside Artistic Woodwork.
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She described the photographs as being "..remarkable in both their intensity and intimacy. You were face-to-face with these men, solemn but determined, exercising their right to organize. You couldn't help but share the photographer's clear empathy for them." Since then, Pietropaolo's photographs have been widely published, have been the subject of gallery shows, and have won awards, including the Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award (named in honor of Cesar Chavez). During the 1970s and 1980s, Pietropaolo also worked in the field of city planning, choosing to devote himself exclusively to photography in 1991. In 2025, Pietropaolo was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
Vincenzo Pietropaolo studied at Toronto Metropolitan University and Harbord Collegiate Institute. The recorded working language is English and Italian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are photography, social justice and documentary. Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson and W. Eugene Smith are recorded as an influence. Work by Vincenzo Pietropaolo is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Windsor-Essex, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and Canada Council Art Bank.
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• Name — Vincenzo Pietropaolo • Born — 1951 • Birthplace — Italy • Known for — Social commentary • Occupation — Photographer • Website — vincepietropaolo.com
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• Vincenzo Pietropaolo; Frank Lewinberg (2025). Housing for All: How Toronto Built the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. Cormorant Books.. • Vincenzo Pietropaolo (2025). From Factory Worker to Senator: A Biography of Peter Bosa. Club Giuliano Dalmato di Toronto. ISBN 9781069266927. • Vincenzo Pietropaolo (2023). Toronto as Community. Cormorant Books.. • Vincenzo Pietropaolo; Mark Frutkin (2020). Where Angels Come to Earth. Longbridge Books.. • Vincenzo Pietropaolo (2017). Ritual: Good Friday in Little Italy. Black Dog Publishing.. * * * * * * * *
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1951
Vincenzo Pietropaolo born at Maierato.
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Formation and teaching. Pietropaolo studied at Toronto Metropolitan University and Harbord Collegiate Institute. His recorded influences include Paul Strand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W. Eugene Smith and Lewis Hine.
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National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Windsor-Essex and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
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