Alessandra Capodacqua lives and works in Florence, Italy. She is a photographer, a curator and a teacher of photography at NYU Florence. Her photographic work delves into questions of identity and gender through self-portraiture. Her photographs are shown worldwide and are in private and public collections. She has curated exhibitions and has participated to the organization of festivals of photography in Italy and abroad. She is regularly invited as portfolio reviewer and as juror for International Photo Awards and Prizes. She is also a consultant and curator for the Donata Pizzi Collection dedicated to works by Italian women photographers.