Paolo Pellegrin became a Magnum Photos nominee in 2001 and a full member in 2005. He has won many international awards including: ten World Press Photo Awards; numerous Photographer of the Year awards; the Leica Medal of Excellence; the Olivier Rebbot Award; the Hansel-Mieth-Preis and the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award. His pictures have been exhibited in many museums and galleries worldwide, such as: Maison Européenne de La Photographie; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Triennale and PAC in Milan; Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium; Corcoran Gallery of Art; MAXXI in Rome; Aperture Foundation Gallery; and Foam Fotografiemuseum in Amsterdam.