I was born in Agrigento, Italy, in 1978. After graduating in Natural Sciences and pursuing further studies in Evolutionary Anthropology, I turned to photography as a self-taught photographer. My early work focused on wildlife, but gradually expanded into photojournalism. From 2007 to 2010, I worked in Sicily for ANSA, Italy’s leading news agency, documenting major events and producing photographic reports on migration from Africa to Italy across the Strait of Sicily. In 2011, I moved to Milan, where I worked as a photojournalist for AGF, ANSA and, later, Reuters. My assignments covered news, politics, society, business, entertainment and fashion. Between 2020 and 2021, I documented for Reuters the outbreak and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Lombardy, one of the first regions outside Asia to be severely affected by the virus. After almost fifteen years in photojournalism, I chose to return to my scientific roots. Since 2022, I have worked full-time as an environmental consultant and naturalist. Photography remains an essential part of my life, now focused mainly on nature while continuing to explore the human presence within it: a personal language through which I observe, understand and connect with the world around me.
