Bio

Mimi Mollica (b. 1975, Palermo, Sicily) is an Italian, London-based documentary photographer. Began as an assistant to architectural photographer Hélène Binet before building a career in documentary photography/photojournalism for magazines and NGOs. Best known for the book Terra Nostra (Dewi Lewis, 2017), on the lasting scars of the Sicilian Mafia. Founded 'Offspring Photo Meet' (2015), a London portfolio-review and talks event, and is an Associate Lecturer at London Metropolitan University.

Photography style & work

'Moon City' (2020–2025) was shot from his East London balcony using a phone attached to a telescope, alternating between the Moon and the glass towers of London's financial district. Made across the pandemic, war and climate crisis, it's framed as a meditation on the present, juxtaposing the Moon against capitalist verticality — blurred figures, distortions and lunar apparitions rather than crisp documentary realism, a departure from his earlier social-documentary style. Published as a photobook by Dewi Lewis (2026).

Website: https://www.mimimollica.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimimollica/