Massimo Vitali
Encyclopedia
Massimo Vitali is a photographer, born in Como
, Italy
in 1944. Vitali studied photography
in London; he first worked as a photojournalist
in the 1970s and then worked later as a movie camera operator
. His more recent work is fine art photography
.
For many of his works, Vitali stands on a podium
four or five meters high, and uses large-format film cameras to capture high-resolution
details over a broad expanse in locations such as beaches.
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 1944. Vitali studied photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
in London; he first worked as a photojournalist
Photojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
in the 1970s and then worked later as a movie camera operator
Camera operator
A camera operator or cameraman is a professional operator of a film or video camera. In filmmaking, the leading cameraman is usually called a cinematographer, while a cameraman in a video production may be known as a television camera operator, video camera operator, or videographer, depending on...
. His more recent work is fine art photography
Fine art photography
Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides a visual account for news events, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to...
.
For many of his works, Vitali stands on a podium
Podium
A podium is a platform that is used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek πόδι In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podia can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many...
four or five meters high, and uses large-format film cameras to capture high-resolution
Image resolution
Image resolution is an umbrella term that describes the detail an image holds. The term applies to raster digital images, film images, and other types of images. Higher resolution means more image detail....
details over a broad expanse in locations such as beaches.
Publications
- Landscapes with Figures (SteidlSteidlSteidl is a German-language publisher, an international publisher of photobooks, and a printing company, based in Göttingen, Germany.The company was started by Gerhard Steidl...
editions, 2004), ISBN 3882439122 - Beach and Disco (SteidlSteidlSteidl is a German-language publisher, an international publisher of photobooks, and a printing company, based in Göttingen, Germany.The company was started by Gerhard Steidl...
editions, 2000) - dormir/sleep (coromandel press, 2000)
- Les plages du Var (Hotel des Arts editions, 2000)
- So Now Then (Ffotogallery editions, 2006)