ABOUT GIOVANNI

Celebrated Italian fashion and fine art photographer renowned for his mastery of light, texture, and composition in both high fashion editorials and classical nude portraiture. Over a 35-year career, Giovanni has developed a signature style that blends sensual minimalism with old-world elegance. His images have graced the pages of the most exclusive fashion publications and adorned the walls of elite galleries from Milan to Tokyo. Giovanni’s commitment to visual storytelling through the human form and fabric has made him a leading voice in contemporary photographic art.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Prix de la Lumière – Grand Prix – Monaco Fashion Arts Council (2012, 2017, 2023)
Leica Vision Award for Fine Art – Frankfurt International (2015)
Vogue Italia ArteFoto Prize – Milan Photo Fashion Awards (2009)
Orizzonte d’Oro – Venice Institute of Visual Arts (2020)
Luce Nuda Recognition for Excellence in Artistic Nude Photography – Paris, 2018
Honorary Fellow, European Society of Fashion & Fine Art Photography – 2021

EDITORIAL FEATURES

VISIA Italia – “La Pelle e l’Ombra” (The Skin and the Shadow), Cover & Spread, Sept 2017
NUMÉRO Paris – “Vetro & Voile”, March 2016
L’Officiel Hommes – “Marble Gods”, November 2020
Harper’s Italia – “Velature” (Veilings), Spring 202
Kinari (Tokyo) – “Nude as Myth”, Annual Nude Issue, 2019
SILVA: The Art of the Nude – Book Monograph, Edizioni Statuari, 2018
Contributor to FRACTURE: International Annual of Avant-Garde Fashion Imagery – 2015–present

EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

“Corpi Senza Tempo” (Bodies Without Time) – Palazzo Albiroli, Bologna, 2014
“Silk and Bone” – Galerie Blanche, Paris, 2018
“Luce Profonda” – Tokyo Contemporary Image Space, 2022
“Venera” – Museo di Arte Visiva Contemporanea, Naples, 2011

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

“The Nude Reimagined” – Somerset House, London, 2023
Biennale Internazionale della Fotografia Erotica, Venice, 2017, 2019, 2022
“Black & White / Flesh & Fabric” – Art Basel Satellite Gallery, Miami, 2021

COLLECTED WORKS

Museo della Fotografia Moderna – Milan
Collection Aurelia – Geneva
Nihon Art Archive – Tokyo
Château Beaufort Private Collection – France
Numerous private collectors in Dubai, Berlin, and São Paulo

CAMPAIGNS & COMMERCIAL WORK (SELECTED)

Maison de Renée – Fall/Winter Lookbook, 2019
Atena Lingerie – European Campaign, Shot in Florence, 2021
Fabrizio di Lari – Haute Couture Visuals, 2017, 2022
Lucia Riondini Fragrance – “Essenza Nuda” Print Campaign, 2020

EDUCATION

Accademia delle Arti Visive di Bologna
Diploma in Fotografia Artistica, Class of 1992 Studio Assistantship under Lamberto Viscardi, Milan, specializing in large-format portraiture and fashion lighting (1993–1995)