Francesco Bellina (Trapani, 1989) is a photographer based in Palermo and Accra. His artistic work focuses mainly on contemporary socio-political issues with a particular focus on the topics of migration and climate issues. 

He also frequently collaborates with African, American and European universities and institutions offering lectures on photography, geopolitics and colonialism. 

His works have been published on major international media. 

In 2020 he finished the long-term project "Oriri" (2016–2020), that follows the interlace of sex trafficking and voodoo rituals in Benin, Niger, Ghana, Nigeria and Sicily. The project was exhibited in Palermo in 2021 and the book came out at the end of 2022. 

In 2021 his project “Pray for Seamen”, curated by Izabela Anna Moren, won the 10th Edition of the Italian Council fund, promoted by the Italian Minister of Culture. 

In 2023, his exhibition “Oriri” was exhibited at the European Parliament in Brussels. 

In 2023, his second book, ‘Pray for Seamen’, was published and the project exhibited in Palermo at Ecomuseo Mare Memoria Viva. 

In 2024, the two books, “Oriri” and “Pray for Seamen” gained further recognition by being acquired by the permanent collection of SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art). 

In October 2024, he participated in the 16th Symposium held at Warsaw University, in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago and JFRM in Rome, on the topic of migration and human rights. In the same month, he was invited to Northeastern University in Boston to share his work on ‘Oriri’ and other stories of migration from Africa. 

In January 2025, his exhibition ‘About Africa’ was shown in Trapani at the Museum of Contemporary Art ‘San Rocco’. 

In May 2025 his exhibition “Oriri” was exhibited at the Palace of Justice in Naples. In 2025, he was selected among the artists of Agrigento Italian Culture Capital. as part of the “Mirror” project, curated by Basak Senova and Jonatan Habib Engqvist.