Bio

Massimo Di Nonno was born in Campobasso in 1968. In 1998 he left his hometown and his job as dental technician and moved to Turin where he firstly made some works of contemporary art with Annamaria Ferrero. Afterwards he started his career as photographer working with Mediamind agency and, then, as correspondent of other different agencies of Milan. In 2003 he moved to Milan for joining the Tam Tam agency and soon set up with Samuele Pellecchia the photojournalism agency Prospekt. Currently he works as contributor with Getty Images agency. In the last years he has made reportages, exhibitions and publications about social and political life, and environmental issues connected to the territory.

Statement

Molise is the region where I was born and where I lived for 30 years. I am still tied to my country, my whole family lives there and my cultural roots sink in that land.

It’s a poor region economically and culturally, but I love the simplicity of the land and the people. I felt the need to leave because the economic growth did not correspond to a cultural growth. Now when I come back to Molise, I look for the simple things in the landscape, food, and people. So I feed my roots. I recommend everyone to go visit Molise. Small things in tight spaces makes the place very suggestive.