Pietro Masturzo is an Italian freelance photographer. He was born in Naples, in 1980. He studied "International Relations" in Naples. After that he moved to Rome to study Photography. Since 2007 he works like a professional photographer.

In February 2010, he was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year

World Press Photo of the Year

The vote for Press Photo of the Year is taken during the World Press Photo Awards, hosted by the Dutch foundation World Press Photo. The creator of the winning entry receives €10,000 along with "the most prestigious and coveted award in photojournalism"....

 2009. The winning picture depicts an Iranian woman shouting from a rooftop in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

 in protest against the result of Iranian presidential elections

Iranian presidential election, 2009

Iran's tenth presidential election was held on 12 June 2009, with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's official news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Ahmadinejad had won the election...

held in 2009.