Skip to main content
Piero Castellano on Muck Rack

Piero Castellano

Verified
(He/Him)
Genoa
As seen in: Medium, Ouest France, La Repubblica, New Scientist, VICE, VICE UK, Al-Monitor, Ahval, Pacific Press Agency, mediterraneaonline.eu
Covers:  Human Rights, minorities, refugees, gentrification, urban refugees, discrimination, heritage, environment, climate change, lifestyle, travel, food and wine, Mediterranean area, Italy, Balkans, Turkey
Doesn't Cover: Corporate and Economic news, Glamour or Celebrity news, Sport.
Freelance writer, photographer, traveler, biker, thinker. Former seaman, diver, blogger.

Get in touch with Piero

Contact Piero, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Piero Castellano’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

I am an independent documentary photographer and journalist based in Italy. I write articles, conduct interviews, and create carefully captioned photo essays in both Italian and English.

My work primarily focuses on human stories within their cultural or subcultural contexts, exploring their social, political, and economic ramifications. I pay special attention to how traditional lifestyles evolve and adapt to new realities, with particular emphasis on the impact of climate change.

As a freelan…

Piero Castellano’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
RITORNO AL TEATRO DELLE OMBRE [Italian]

RITORNO AL TEATRO DELLE OMBRE [Italian]

Era il 2012. L'estate di Ankara era fresca, l'aria della città, svuotata degli studenti in vacanza e dei buro…

View article →
Book review: Darth Putin's "How to Tankie: The Anti Imperialist's Guide to the Modern World"

Book review: Darth Putin's "How to Tankie: The Anti Imperialist's Guide to the Modern World"

I started following @DarthVaderKGB on Twitter after his real life parody namesake annexed Crimea. At first I …

View article →
Turkey - Shadow Theater - Mediterranea

Turkey - Shadow Theater - Mediterranea

Ankara (Turchia)

View article →
La festa dei Serpari in Abruzzo attira grande pubblico e media

La festa dei Serpari in Abruzzo attira grande pubblico e media

la festa dei Serpari attira per un giorno grandi media internazionali e decine di migliaia di persone da tutt…

View article →
Interview to a former Türk Hava Kurumu Canadair CL-215 pilot

Interview to a former Türk Hava Kurumu Canadair CL-215 pilot

The Mediterranean region is being ravaged by catastrophic wildfires and Turkey is also ravaged by controversy…

View article →
A Naples pizzeria story

A Naples pizzeria story

The "Antica Pizzeria e Friggitoria Di Matteo" is unimpressive from the outside. It looks like a typical works…

View article →

Articles

RITORNO AL TEATRO DELLE OMBRE

|
By Piero Castellano Verified
| mediterraneaonline.eu
Era il 2012. L’estate di Ankara era fresca, l’aria della città, svuotata degli studenti in vacanza e dei burocrati al mare, aveva ritrovato la pulizia secca dei suoi mille metri di altitudine. Al tramonto il cielo era punteggiato dalle luci del Ramadan tra i minareti e dal richiamo dei muezzin che segnava l’ora dell’iftar, la cena rituale che interrompe il digiuno diurno, e che in Italia chiameremmo piuttosto cenone.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Sciroppo di rose, storia di un'eccellenza ligure

|
By Piero Castellano Verified
| mediterraneaonline.eu
Pochi fiori hanno significati così vari e così universali come la rosa, ma in un’area geografica dell’entroterra ligure è anche il prodotto tipico simbolo della zona, e non solo in giardino. In Valle Scrivia, una delle storiche vie di comunicazione tra quella che oggi viene chiamata la Riviera Ligure e la Pianura Padana, ogni giardino ostenta almeno un cespuglio di rose particolari, dall’aspetto umile e quasi selvatico delle varietà antiche, di un caratteristico rosa magenta.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Lisa Morrow's "Istanbul 50 unsung places"

|
By Piero Castellano Verified
| Medium
Lisa Morrow is an Australian sociologist, author, travel writer and a passionate Istanbullu I was in love with Istanbul, once, and I used to love guidebooks too. Then, while Istanbul turned into a giant open air shopping mall, plundered by hordes of savage tourists, my love for travel guidebooks faded too. Most of them felt like street indications on already crowded roads, and that was just not my idea of travel.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 51 licensed articles (55 Total)

Interview

See all →

What was your first job as a journalist?

As a professional it was a story about an outbreak of Leishmaniasis. It was a hit and next I was assigned to cover deaths of asbestos workers

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I'm old enough, but last time it happened in Turkey in 2012: an office required a typed application. I had to go to an antique shop.

How is social media changing news?

Social media are now the main tool of disinformation, but careful and patient networking makes them crucial. Bluesky might be a game changer