I am a photographer who practices different genres, with a predilection for experimentation. In recent years I deepened the search on a personal language, an "intimate vision", which allowed me to go beyond the fact of real and the visible.
I've always been interested in different artistic expressions, even drawing inspiration for my work. My photographic references range from modern masters to contemporary authors. The creative action forced me to look more closely at the world and, metaphorically, photography was also a journey of introspection and personal discovery. This is the genesis and also the meaning of my photographic research.
I received several awards in photographic competitions, including through publications, and I exhibited my works in personal and collective exhibitions.
EXHIBITIONS
2017
MiaphotoMilano - MIA Photo Fair, Milano
Omaggio a Mimmo Rotella - Spazio Tadini,Milano
2018
Celebrate Milan - Museo Gaggia, Milano
Omaggio a Francesco Tadini, Spazio Tadini Milano
2019
Cityscapes - Blank wall gallery, Athens
La materia del sogno - Bottega immagine, Milano
Medina - Orvieto Fotografia
Photo Award Tour - URBAN TPD, Trieste, Aquileia, Cividale del Friuli
The Print Swap exhibition - Foley Gallery, New York
Medina - Lishui Photography Festival 2019
2020
Milano parla piano x Perimetro - Perimetro c/o Elitabar, Milano
Rear Window (the_bench) - Paratissima Bologna Art Fair - Magazzini Romagnoli, Bologna
Tutto scorre - Visuali Italiane 2020 - Roonee 247 fine arts Gallery, Tokio
The Print Swap exhibition - BBA Gallery, Berlin
Rear Window quarantine - Lockdown exhibition - Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Catania.
Rear Window quarantine - Corona Call exhibition - Fahrbereitschaft, Berlin

AWARDS
2019
IPA Awards - Street Photography - 1st Prize
Fiipa Awards 2019 - Architecture - 1st Prize
Monochrome Photography Awards - Honorable mention
Urban 2019 Photo Awards - Finalist
2020
IPA Awards - Honorable mention
Px3 "State of the World 2020" (Paris Photo Prize) - Shortlist
Corona Call (sana sanaa, Berlin) - Finalist
Lockdown Contest(Gt Art, Catania) - Finalist

PUBLICATIONS
2018
MILANO 2018 - Agenda 2040 (cover) - Franco Angeli
50K the book - 14&15
2019
Metropolis - 14&15
MILANO 2019 - L'anima della metropoli (cover) - Franco Angeli
Talents of the year 2019 - IP Independent Photographer
FOTOIT luglio/agosto 2019
2020
The Bench - Needs (Catalogo) - Paratissima Bologna Art Fair
Tutto scorre - Visuali Italiane 2020 (Catalogo) - Fondo Malerba Fotografia
Memoriale - EikonCultureMagazine marzo 2020 #5
Bassa velocità - Urbanscape - Cities ISP, Maggio 2020
The Print Swap - A project by Feature Shoot - By Alison Zavos, Lexie Alley
Pandemic Projects_Rear Window quarantine - European Photography Magazine 107/108
2021
La città che sale. Milano da Tangentopoli al post-Expo. Edizioni San Paolo, 2021.


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