I started taking photographs at a very young age, when I was fifteen, thanks to meeting Luigi C., who was twenty-three at the time. Luigi had just completed a course in camera operation at a school where he’d had the opportunity to study with professionals from the film and television industries. Through those connections, he soon began collaborating with various directors.

It was he who opened the doors to the world of photography for me and convinced me to enroll in the same school he had attended. I chose the photography course, drawn by the possibility of telling stories through images and observing reality from a different perspective.

My first camera was a Zeiss Ikon Contessa.

With enthusiasm, I gathered everything I needed to set up a darkroom, where I learned to develop and print photographs myself. Those hours spent among negatives, enlargers, and developing tanks were a true school of learning, not only technical but also personal.

Shortly thereafter, I began working as a freelance photographer, taking portraits of actors and singers thanks to the contacts I had in the entertainment world. Later, I collaborated with the photography agency of Elio Sorci, known for being one of the first paparazzi of the Dolce Vita era.

For me, photography has never been merely a profession. It has been, first and foremost, a school of observation. Through the lens, I learned to look at people, to capture their expressions, gestures, vulnerabilities, and emotions. I learned to observe the world with curiosity, attention, and respect.

Everything I did afterward to earn a living belongs to another story. Photography, however, has always remained the central thread of my life, the language through which I continue to interpret reality.