Mattia Bidoli is an Italian documentary  photographer and humanitarian worker. He operates in active conflict zones and post-conflict environments, documenting war from within humanitarian operations and alongside civilian populations.

He has worked extensively across Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank and many other contexts worldwide, collaborating with international and local humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, the World Health Organization, the United Nations, BASE UA, among many others.

His work focuses on the human cost of conflict and the mechanics of survival, examining how war reshapes lives, relationships, and identities. Through sustained fieldwork, he documents humanitarian action on the ground, following and working with emergency teams and local responders. His approach goes beyond events to explore how individuals endure, adapt, and preserve dignity amid violence, displacement, and uncertainty.

His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and institutions worldwide and published internationally, with his work featured by major media outlets including the BBC, TIME Magazine, la Repubblica, Der Spiegel, among others, forming a body of work that combines war documentation, humanitarian testimony, and ethical responsibility.