I’m a photojournalist specializing in environmental, economic, and social issues. I document the impact of major events on communities by focusing on what might seem ordinary: everyday faces, gestures, and places that reveal deeper transformations. My work aims to bring complexity and humanity back to topics often portrayed in abstract terms, through stories that speak with simplicity but leave a lasting impression.
Just a few hundred meters from the center of Brescia lies a chemical factory that has ceased production but spent decades causing relentless pollution. Warning signs were evident: scorched crops, greenish clouds, and official notices, all of which were dismissed. Although the case emerged two decades ago, it has not been enough to halt what is now described as “a cancer in the heart of the city.”
We urgently require safe rivers and nature-based solutions that enhance resilience to climate change. However, the largest initiative of the national recovery and resilience plan focused on the Po River is shrouded in opacity and conflict.
The conflict generated by lithium mines in Extremadura, Spain, highlights the clash between the relaunch of employment policies and the European strategy for energy independence against traditional livestock farming and environmental conservation.
The conflict generated by lithium mines in Extremadura, Spain, highlights the clash between the relaunch of employment policies and the European strategy for energy independence against traditional livestock farming and environmental conservation.
The conflict generated by lithium mines in Extremadura, Spain, highlights the clash between the relaunch of employment policies and the European strategy for energy independence against traditional livestock farming and environmental conservation.
Badiucao: my art for the voiceless.
Nazarè, once a barely unknown fisherman village, has found itself in the middle of a tourist frenzy, since the fast and unexpected growth of the Big Waves surf scene, propelled by a unique underwater canyon and by a resourceful citizen. Will the town be able to face the new challenges and maintain its old traditions?
Four surfers share their approach to the giant waves of Nazaré, blending sport, faith, and the pursuit of the coveted 100-foot wave.
Surf, sports photography and the biggest waves in the whole world, welcome to Nazaré.
In Brescia, one of the cities hardest hit by the spread of COVID-19, many individuals are facing poverty. Temporary workers, housekeepers, and in-home caregivers have lost their jobs. A group of volunteers formed during the lockdown is now assisting 450 families in need.
Among the concrete skeletons: a journey through time in the abandoned factories of the industrial district behind via Milano, Brescia, Italy.
Strahov Stadium: the story of the largest stadium ever built that you’ve probably never heard of.