Fotoreportage

Perspectives and stories

The course is designed to teach participants how to tell stories and convey everyday places and emotions through authentic images. A journey through photographic language and creativity, transforming observation of reality into visual storytelling.

At the end of the course, participants will receive a certificate of attendance, which may be used for the possible recognition of 1 CFA academic credit.

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Course type: group – in person
Participants: max. 15
Attendance: weekly, Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm
Duration: 8 lessons – 32 hours total
Cost: €490.00 in a single payment or two instalments of €250.00 Requirements/materials: none
Language: Italian
Lecturer: Andrea Sabbadini
Campus: RUFA – Via Benaco, 1 Rome
Scheduled annual sessions:
Winter Session > 9 January – 27 February 2027

Students will be provided with the basic knowledge required to create a photographic story. During outings to different locations around the city, themed photographic reportages will be produced through a series of digital photographs in black and white or colour.

The course consists of theoretical and practical lessons, combining analysis of the work produced by students with the study of photographic language and an examination of some of the experiences that have shaped the history of Photography.
Particular attention will be devoted to the history of photojournalism, from the experience of the FSA and the Photo League to the new challenges of multimedia.
The programme addresses the specific questions of classic reportage (Who, What, When, Where, Why); a specific and comprehensive study of equipment; the planning of a reportage in advance (Research and Revision); as well as professional ethics and ethical issues.
The course gives participants the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of one another and provides them with the tools to approach this image-dominated world as effectively as possible.

JANUARY

09/01/27
16/01/27
23/01/27
30/01/27

FEBRUARY

06/02/27
13/02/27
20/02/27
27/02/27

Andrea Sabbadini was born in Rome in 1963, where he lives and works in photography.
He graduated in Psychology in 1988 from “La Sapienza” University.
From 1989 to 1992, he attended the Photography School of Visual and Performing Arts in London, winning the Merit Award in the BIPP/FUJI Student Photographic Competition on the theme “The New Optimism”.
In 1993, he won first prize with the “Scale Dorsali” group in the Maastricht Biennale international competition for young artists, dedicated to sound installations and video art.
Since 1996, he has collaborated with leading national and international newspapers and magazines and joined the Order of Journalists. From 2005 to 2010, he taught photography at Richmond University in Rome. In 2010, he collaborated with the International and European Forum for Research on Immigration as part of the research group “Labour Migration Governance in Contemporary Europe”.
From 2010 to 2014, he was the press office photographer for the Italian National Bar Council.
In 2012, he worked on a photojournalistic investigation into the socio-economic situation in Italy and Europe during the years of the crisis, working closely with journalist Angelo Mastrandrea.
From 2013 to 2019, he taught photojournalism at Rome University of Fine Arts.
In 2019, together with photographer Alessandro Parente and artist Libre Vagabund, he produced “Water Box”, a project involving indigenous communities on Mexico’s Pacific coast on behalf of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, WA.
He is currently a stringer for Polaris Images and a staff member of Buenavista Photo, a network of Italian freelance photographers.
His personal documentary work develops through photography of places and people, starting from everyday life to investigate social and cultural issues. Andrea Sabbadini’s photographs have appeared on the front pages and inside prestigious newspapers and magazines including Il Manifesto, Repubblica, Internazionale, El Pais and The Guardian.

Website: Andrea Sabbadini

RUFA Students and Alumni: 50% discount
Former RUFA Short Courses and Summer Academy students: 10% discount
University students: 5% discount (upon presentation of a valid university student record)
Course packages/groups/families: contact corsibrevi@unirufa.it for tailored solutions and free guidance on the best combination of courses for each semester

For all applicants, with no specific requirements, discounts are available based on the enrolment date:

Session	Courses	Early Bird
Autumn Session	1 August → 17 September	–10%
Autumn Session	15 November → 10 December	–10%
Spring Session	15 January → 15 February	–10%

All students holding certification pursuant to Italian Law 104/92 are entitled to a 20% discount on the enrolment fee, regardless of the selected enrolment period. To request it, the relevant documentation must be sent to the administrative office at corsibrevi@unirufa.it

Enrolment on a short course gives students access, during the month in which the course takes place, to selected discounts available through participating local businesses.
These discounts apply both to the purchase of creative materials and to lunch breaks at venues located near the campuses. If interested, please request the latest updated file.