Hey, I’m Giulia

I tell stories that show what makes a place worth travelling for, helping publications, brands, and destinations turn wanderlust into booked journeys.

Got a story, trip, campaign or travel brief that needs strong images and words?

Email me at:
giulia@giuliaverdinelli.com

A woman in outdoor gear smiling and holding a camera, kneeling on volcanic rocks with glowing lava and smoke in the background.

I’m an award-winning photographer and writer telling immersive, people-centred stories about cultures and communities.
I’m drawn to the transformational side of travel, how it feels, what it changes, what it leaves behind, and why it matters.

I work with editorial teams, experience-first travel brands, tour companies and tourism boards, creating photography and writing for editorial features, campaigns, brand storytelling and long-term image libraries.

Assignments have taken me from motorcycle journeys through the mountains of Northern Vietnam to living with indigenous communities in the Colombian Andes, and documenting 19th-generation potters in rural Japan.

Along the way, I’ve worked with leading travel publications and brands including National Geographic Traveller, Rizzoli, JRNY, Lodestars Anthology, Eater, Walks & Devour Tours and Remote 9.

With a degree in education, I have been coaching photographers 1-on-1 for over a decade, and I regularly share my expertise at National Geographic Masterclasses and write educational photography articles for Nikon Magazine.
I am a tour leader for RAW tours, coaching photographers in the field through challenging real-life shooting conditions.

My expertise and the stories I tell

A woman sitting on a bench with a large photographic poster behind her. The poster features a man cooking, holding a large spatula in a rustic open-air kitchen with a large pot of food.

  • Food & drink
    Food traditions, regional cuisines, markets, restaurants, tea, coffee, wine, producers and the people shaping how a place tastes.

  • Craft, culture & heritage
    Artisans, traditional techniques, regional identity, material culture, handmade objects and the stories behind how things are made, passed down and innovated.

  • Slow and immersive travel
    Pilgrimage routes, hiking journeys, road trips, van life, long stays and stories built from spending real time in one place.

  • Active & outdoor travel
    Motorcycle journeys, sailing, kayaking, backpacking, camping, foraging and outdoor experiences rooted in landscape and movement.

  • People & community
    Environmental portraits, local communities, guides, chefs, craftspeople, cultural custodians, intentional communities and the ways people gather, belong and shape each other’s lives.

  • Modern travel culture
    Digital nomadism, remote work, creative retreats, meaningful tourism and the changing ways people live, work and travel.

  • Group & solo travel
    Solo journeys, hosted trips, community-led travel, retreats and group experiences, with a focus on freedom, independence, belonging, personal growth.

Selected clients

Travel photographer and writer published in EATER magazine
Travel and destination photographer and writer working for international travel brands and tour operators like Walk Devour Tours
Editorial travel photographer and writer published by international magazines like Jrny Travel Magazine
Editorial travel photographer and writer published by international magazines like National Geographic Traveller
Editorial travel photographer and writer published by international magazines like Lonely Planet
Photographer and writer writing educational articles and how-to articles to teach photography published by Nikon magazine
Giulia Verdinelli - Award-winning travel photographer and writer shooting with her film camera

Get in touch

For commissions, licensing, editorial assignments, commercial projects or collaborations, email:

giulia@giuliaverdinelli.com

For a chat and to see some behind the scenes, let’s connect:

Giulia Verdinelli - Award Winning Travel photographer and writer specialised in adventure travel

Awards

  • 2026 National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition - Runner-up in the “food” category

  • 2026 World Food Photography Awards - Third place in the “food for the family” category

  • 2025 Travel Media Awards - Finalist in the “photography” category

  • 2025 JRNY World Travel Photography Awards - Finalist in the “Cities" category

  • 2024 LATA Media Awards - Winner of Best Published Latin America Photo Story (Nat Geo Traveller Food)

  • 2023 Travel Media Awards - Finalist in the “photography” category (Nat Geo Traveller)

  • 2021 & 2019 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year - shortlisted

Giulia Verdinelli - Award Winning Travel photographer and writer specialised in telling stories of community

Fun facts

  • My name is pronounced “Julia” and it comes from the Latin family of Julius Caesar, one of the most ancient families in Rome during republican times.
    Yes, my parents are nerds.

  • I shot my very first photo when I was 2.5 years old.

  • My happiest (and most uncomfortable) journey was a 4h ride on a small tuk-tuk in Laos with 33 other people, a rooster and 2 goldfish.

  • If I could only eat one meal for the rest of my life it would be Tonkotsu ramen.

  • Making and sharing food is my love language and my favourite way to gather people. I've got Italian mamma blood.

  • I am a huge geek and quote too much from LOTR and Star Wars.