Bitter Leaves

Over the course of 10 years, photographer Rocco Rorandelli, travelled to India, China, Indonesia, USA, Germany, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Slovenia and Italy to document the impact of the tobacco industry on health, the economy and the environment. In Bitter Leaves, the resulting photographs are presented alongside texts by scientist Dr Judith MacKay, collectively examining the complexity of this global industry and the influence of corporate mechanisms and power.

Rocco Rorandelli (Italy, 1973) began working as a documentary photographer after studying Zoology. This background endowed him with a developed and profound interest in global social and environmental issues. His photographs have been used in several awareness campaigns of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, and published by Le Monde Magazine, GEO, The Wall Street Journal, Paris Match, Vanity Fair, and Monocle amongst others. In 2011 he was awarded a grant by the Fund for Investigative Journalism for his long-term project on the tobacco industry