BIO


 

1976 Born, Rome, Italy
2006 – 2020 London (United Kingdom), Worldwide
2020 – 2021 Highlands of Scotland (United Kingdom)
2021 – 2022 Dolomites (Italy), Norway, Netherlands, Scotland
2023 – present Argentina, Antartica, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Perù, Colombia

 At 14, I dreamt of being amidst towering skyscrapers and architects, inspiring my studies in architectural engineering in Italy and the Netherlands. At 22, I delved into photography with an exhibition in Baghdad before the 2003 Iraq war.  Returning, I shared visual narratives in exhibitions and newspapers, discovering the fulfilment in raising awareness through images.

Yet, my architectural drive remained strong, leading me to London in 2006 to work on Jean Nouvel's advanced facades project.  I then pursued a master’s in Sustainable Facade Engineering in Bath. followed by 12 years at Norman Foster’s, developing sustainable solutions, contributing to patents, and traveling to 70 countries, exploring nature and societal impacts.

My parents’ losses in 2013 and 2021 reminded me of the value of existence. During COVID-19,  deep reflection in an operating theatre spurred a seven-month solo campervan journey in Scotland’s Highlands, working remotely for Foster+Partners. The dichotomy between architectural practice and Nature’s wisdom became irreconcilable.

 This led to exploring biocentric equality and reconciliation within Nature, influenced by my yoga passion. I researched the industrialisation of the natural world (anthrobiome), and ventured into the last remains wilderness sanctuaries (biomes) of glacial Norway and the Antarctic continent, collaborating with the NVE (Norwegian Water and Energy Resources Directorate) and the DNA (Dirección Nacional del Antártico) in Argentina.

In the last years,  I was awarded with several international recognitions, including the 2022 Sony World Photo Award in the Landscape Professional Category. The photographic series “Life on Earth”, according to the Sony SWPA judges, ’delves into the ethereal magic of nature and the mysterious beauty of an untamed world…”. 

Now, I traverse Earth’s territories to voice Nature’s wisdom.  I create immersive visual experiences that emphasise rewilding, biodiversity, symbiosis, envisioning an inclusive and ecotopical society in the Biocene.




COMMISSIONS



NVE, the Norwegian Water and Energy Resources Directorate for the project "ANCESTRAL BODIES"  between 2021 and 2022. View the project here.

The Argentine National Antarctic Directorate & the Armada Argentina- mission by Eye-V Gallery & Paola Marzotto for the project "ARA  | ALMIRANTE IRIZAR - mision a la Antartida" between 2023 and 2024. See the project and the exhibition here. 



SELECTED AWARDS 


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2025

🔗  LOBA 2025 - LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD

        Nominated  | Series ''Amnesia'   

🔗  SWPA - SONY WORLD PHOTO AWARDS - PROFESSIONAL

       Shortlisted in Landscape Pro | Series 'Naked Orb'   

🔗  ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY | EARTH PHOTO

       Shortlisted in Landscape Pro | Series 'Naked Orb'   

🔗  BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL 

       Highly Commended | Series 'The Geoglyphs of the Anthropocene'  

🔗  LIFEFRAMER 

       LF  Series Award Winner | Series 'The Spirals of the Anthropocene'  

🔗 ONEWATER + UNESCO WWAP ( Water Assessment Programme)

       Global Merit Prize  'Walk of Water: Water Towers' Photo Contest

🔗 UN/fund

       Shortlisted  | Series 'The Geoglyphs of the Anthropocene'

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2024

🔗 PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE  PARIS -  STATE OF THE WORLD 

      1X Curator Selection  | Series 'Globalisation Unearthed' 

🔗 IPA - INTERNATIONAL  PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

      1X Official Selection | Series 'Globalisation Unearthed'

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2023

🔗 IPA - INTERNATIONAL  PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

      1X Special Selection | Series 'Ancestral Bodies'

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2022

🔗  SWPA - SONY WORLD PHOTO AWARDS - PROFESSIONAL

        2022 Landscape Professional Winner | Series 'Life on Earth'

🔗 TIFA - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

       1X Winner Science Category 1st Prize | Series "The Metabolic Vessel"

       1X Gold & 1X Bronze

🔗 IPA - INTERNATIONAL  PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

       1X 2nd Prize 

       1X Special Selection

🔗 PX3 - PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, PARIS 

       3X Silver & 1X Bronze

       1X Honourable Mention 

🔗  LIFESTECH - BETM

        2nd Prize

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2021

🔗  BIFA - BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

       Gold 1st Prize & 2X Bronze 3rd Prize 

       2X  Honourable Mention   

🔗  IPA - INTERNATIONAL  PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

       Winner 1st Prize &  2X 3rd  Prize

       7X Honourable Mention 

🔗 LIFE FRAMER MAGAZINE

       Winner 1st Prize  - World Traveller Series selected by Jonas Bendiksen

       Winner  - Colour Series 

🔗 SWPA - SONY WORLD PHOTO  AWARDS

      Landscape Open Category shortlisted 



SELECTED  EXHIBITIONS



2025.09 |  'The Spirals of The Anthropocene' | SOLO Exhibition @ Picture Gallery, Bloomington, IN (US)

2025.09 |  EarthPhoto |  @ Royal Geographical Society, London (UK) &  Forestry England @ Moors Valley Country Park and Forest,  Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Dalby Forest, Haldon Forest Park, Fineshade Wood, Grizedale Forest, Sidney Nolan Trust, Herefordshire, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall.

2025.06 |  Norwegian Glaciers | with NVE @  Norskfjellsenter, Lom (Norway)

2025.05 | SAGacia 2025 | Chemistry Museum, Rome La Sapienza Univ. (Italy)

2024.11 |  State of the World - Px3 exhibition,  Galerie 24b, Paris (France)

2024.10 | 'Human Landscapes', Loosen Art  @ Millepiani, Rome  (Italy) 

2024.05 | 'ARA | Almirante Irizar' for Armada Argentina, DNA. DUO exhibition with P. Marzotto aboard  the Irizar Icebreaker, Buenos Aires Harbour (Argentina)

2022.09 | 'Ode to Nature', Eye-V Gallery @ The Pool NYC, Milan (Italy) 

2022.05 | PhotoLondon, ECAD. London (UK)

from 2022.04 | Sony World Photography Awards 2022 exhibition
@ Somerset House, London (UK)

@ Sony Imaging Gallery, Tokyo, (Japan) 

@ 2022 Fotofestival Lenzburg, (Switzerland)

@ Fondazione Stelline, Milan, (Italy) 

@Photography & TVideo Show, Birmingham, (UK)

@ Busan International Photo Festival, Seoul (South Korea)   

@ Artexarte, Buenos Aires, (Argentina)

@ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, (UK)

@ MOPA, San Diego (US)

@ Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin (Germany)

from 2022.03 | LifeFramer Winners  

@ MMX Gallery, London (UK) 

@ Officine Fotografiche, Rome (Italy)

@ The Reference, Seoul (Korea)



PRESS



🔗 PETAPIXEL | Article 2025.03.18

🔗 ENDEMICO | Article  2024.09.03

🔗 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK | World From Above Jan 2024

🔗 PHOTOTREND | Interview 2022.10.21

🔗 PANTOGRAFO MAGAZINE |  Interview -  2022.06.22

🔗 中国摄影家  CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHY 🔗 - Interview 2022.06.01

🔗 MY71MAG |  Interview 2022.05.01

🔗 PETAPIXEL |  Interview 2022.04.22

🔗 CYME |  Interview 2022.03.30

🔗 NOMADICT | Interview 2021.03.15

 

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