Bio

Born in 1977, he lives and works in Milan.

After a few years as an assistant photographer, he begins to travel around the world, in countries like Pakistan and Argentina, where he realizes reportages on social issues, thanks to the collaboration with some INGOs (eg. ActionAid).

In Italy, his interests and his works shift from seasonal lyric festivals to the Armenian community…

His specific interest for migrants, their lives and their condition, inspire various reportages such as: migrants’ conditions in Val D’Aosta, African communities in Castel Volturno, the singing Singhalese festival…

In the meantime, he also concentrates on the architectural and the interior design fields.

Currently he also cooperates with some Japanese magazines, and an Italian magazine, Side, for which he shoots reportages about the European capitals.

Furthermore he runs photographic workshops in primary schools.

Statement

I met Val D’Aosta for the first time through the window of a caravan, located just in front of the Mont Blanc.

My grandparents decided to set it there permanently 32 years, creating a base camp for my childhood, for imaginary and real adventures, discoveries and expeditions.

My idea of Valle D’Aosta has a lot to do with mountains paths, cabins and unexpected encounters with ibexes and chamois, like any tourist I guess.

Added value came from the establishing of precious human relationships, ranging fro the local priest and his housekeeper, the doctor and the butcher, my grandparents’ friends: These people opened up a new way of living the mountain and experiencing the widerness..

Later on, I went as far as the cowsheds in summer, where I could meet people from far away, above all from Morocco, and their aspiration to find a place where to work, where to carry on the local tradition of Val D’Aosta mixing them with their ones,  creating a totally new and original way of living the mountains.