Giorgia Tobiolo

Seeing the World Differently

Giorgia is a photography lecturer whose work bridges documentary practice, visual storytelling and human connection. With experience spanning global institutions, creative industries and social-impact projects, she brings a rich, worldly perspective into every classroom.

Her career began with an internship at Magnum Photos, where she refined her documentary eye and developed a deep respect for stories that reveal unseen layers of human experience.

Industry Experience

Giorgia has collaborated with a wide range of organisations, including:

UAL, University of Westminster, Urban Photo Fest, Photography Oxford Festival, The Mango Lab, Calthorpe Project, Caritas Foundation, Migrants Resource Centre, the Prison of Pescara, Reuters Institute, CNN, WaterAid, Source Magazine, The Times and Al Jazeera.

She has also visited as a guest tutor at Central Saint Martins and Westminster Kingsway College, sharing her vision with emerging artists across the UK.

Creative Philosophy

For Giorgia, creativity is a space where instinct, intuition and emotion blend. She’s inspired by the way art exposes the invisible, revealing parts of ourselves that words struggle to articulate.

She loves working in an environment where diverse perspectives shape new ideas and where expression can move beyond the conscious and into something profound.

Guiding Creatives

Empathy defines her approach to teaching. Giorgia creates a space where students feel understood, supported and encouraged to explore. She focuses on nurturing curiosity, confidence and artistic identity – not just technical ability.

Her goal is to help each student uncover their own vision and trust it.

Creator Profile

Favourite tools?
Cameras, of course. Giorgia loves using film, as much as digital.

Biggest inspiration?
Too many to name. Giorgia strongly believes inspiration flows from countless sources, seen and unseen, near and far. Strong yet humble people, uncompromising principles, art, culture, music, nature, fleeting encounters, and moments that spark new ways of understanding.

She quotes, “I take inspiration wherever it resides, quietly or vividly, and allow it to shape the way I think, create, and move through the world.”

Fun fact?
Music was her first love – she’s also the Creative Director of an event production company, working across festivals, gigs and artist projects.