Born and raised in Montreal, where she graduated in Graphic Design. After several years working in various advertising agencies in Montreal, she opened her own graphic design studio in Milan in 1985.
She specialised in corporate identity, branding and art book projects for clients such as Barilla, Bulgari, Fondazione Prada, Knoll, Moleskine, Natuzzi, San Carlo, Swatch. She is a member of AIAP
Chief editor at the monthly Black Camera, artistic director at the Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice, artistic director of the Capri Photography Festival. He was also the founder, and now supervisor, of the postgraduate university master in photography, in a joint effort with NABA and FORMA Foundation. From 2005 to 2014, he was director at Contrasto Milano and Vice President of the Forma Foundation in Milan. For over 15 years, he was editor and photography critic at ViviMilano and Corriere della Sera. Expert in the photography collectible market in 2002-2003 he was the curator of the first photographic auctions at Sotheby’s in Milan. He is curator of exhibitions and photo exhibitions and author of several books on photography.
Based in Palermo, he is the author of the iconic, award-winning photo of Judges Falcone and Borsellino, icons of the war against mafia. Since 2003, he has been staff photographer at Reuters. Reporter and politician, he has also documented the journeys of John Paul II and the elections of Benedict XVI and of Pope Francis.
In 2004, after an experience in Milan, he returned to Sicily where he lives and works as a professional graphic designer. Since 2008 he has been responsible for the creative office of Caffè Moak, the year in which he collaborated with the Noorda studio for the redesign of the new brand and corporate identity. He founded, together with the marketing group For[me]moak, the in-house communication agency that deals with research and design and for which he is Art Director.
Believing the use of photography in visual communication to be indispensable, in 2014 he and the creative team created the international photography competition “Fuori Fuoco” for Moak.
In 2017, with a view to promoting the quality and research of visual communication projects related to the territory, he indexes with Moak together with Abadir and Aiap the competition “Sicilia Felicissima.”
He collaborates with ADI, has been a professional member of AIAP since 2010, and has been a professional member of ADCI since 2017.
Born in Catania in 1958, he works as a professional photographer. He lives in Rome, where he teaches at IED. He has exhibited in various museums and galleries in Italy and abroad. In advertising, he has signed numerous business campaigns for firms such as Lavazza, IGP, Kodak, ENI, Milan Airports, Bosch, Alfa Romeo, A2A, Autostrada Pedemontana, Versace, Bisazza, Kartel, Conad, Unipol Bank.
His photographs have been published in all major international magazines. He has won four World Press Photo awards.