Luca Mirelli

The Road Photographer Ambassador

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Country: ITALY

theroadphotographer.com/lucamirelli

@lucaunderground

POTOGRAPHER BIOGRAPHY

As I see it, street photography doesn't require any special equipment; a mid-range digital camera and/or smartphone are more than sufficient.

My experience has taught me that in street photography, the difference isn't made by the equipment, but by the photographer's luck. While it may not be pleasant to acknowledge this because it leads one to believe the photographer deserves no credit, on the contrary, the photographer must have the ability to embrace that luck and capture it at the perfect moment, that tiny second that never repeats itself

I don't like following the rules of photography or using post-production, which I dislike and believe to be detrimental to this genre of photography.

What I want from my shots is simply truth, just as life is when it shows itself in the faces and time of all those who have given me, some consciously and some not, a second of their time, of their enthusiasm, of their curiosity, of a banal gesture, of a smile, of a frown, of a kiss, some with an empty bag of dreams, some with pockets full of hope as the clock swallows another day where black and white embrace to tell it.



For me, the street photography has been a window onto others, a desire to discover and try to understand everything that is so close to me and yet so far from who I am and who I have never been.

AWARD SELECTIONS 2026

15 Street photographers finalist selected from best 30 photographers awarded nominated at the Milano Photo Exhibitions of the year 2026.

PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS

The 6 best street photographers of the year 2026 awarded with the podium of the 3 best photographs and 3 special mention photos.

PHOTO AWARD EXPOSURE

The winning photograph as best photography of the year will be on display at the first event of the Milano Photo Exhibition of year 2027.