I am a self-taught photographer and academic economist by profession, sharing my time between the UK and Italy, where I was born.
My work ranges from street photography to landscape and conceptual photography. A Progressive Street photographer, I shun mere documentation, preferring to construct visual narratives that explore the meaning of relationships in the social and natural environment.
I have been published in numerous international photography magazines such as L’Oeil de la Photographie, The Pictorial List, Inspired Eye Magazine, F-Stop Magazine, Edge of Humanity Magazine, Spectaculum Magazine, Len’s Journal, and in several collective fanzines. The photo-poetry book Selling the Light (2025) is the result of my collaboration with award-winning English poet Andy Jackson.
I have had several exhibitions including a solo exhibition, Trame dell’Invisibile, at the Remo Gaibazzi Association gallery in Parma (27 June – 5 October 2025).
WHAT THEY SAY
“Her work reveals a philosophical and reflective perspective – one grounded in an awarness of time, memory, and social impermanence… its power lies in its suggestion rather than its certainty.
… There is something deeply resonant in ther way of working, of letting the world speak softly … It’s a generous kind of story telling, one that does not seek control but connection.
… She reminds us that photography is a way of paying attention, of honoring what’s easily missed. And in doing so, she gives weight to the fleeting and finds meaning in the margins.”
(Melanie Meggs, The Pictorial List)
“Catia Montagna’s street … stands out for the clarity with which tradition (the nocturnal visions of cities recall the images of Eugène Atget) and innovation come together to create a new language to be welcomed.”
(Giuseppe Cicozzetti, Introduction to Selling the Light)
“With masterful shots, she captures shop signs, faces and bodies, recreating the atmosphere of a place reminiscent of the most interesting works of painting and photography of the last century (among many others, Robert Rauschenberg, British pop art, Walker Evans and Stephen Shore).”
Sandro Parmiggiani (Montecchio Fotografia La Luce Scritta 2025 Exhibtion critical comment).
“Catia’s images posses a narrative depth that rivals that of a poem telling a story that resonates deeply.”
(Batsceba Hardy, Progressive Festival Magazine).
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