Landscape Shortlist

During a flight to Keflavík airport, it is possible to watch the sun set for many hours, and staying in Reykjavík during December is like living in a month-long sunset. I conceived The Longest Sunset as a psychoanalytic journey into photography. However, after I started taking photographs, I realised that what really mattered was feeling free and being able to shoot without any preconception. Therefore, the direction for these works has been guided by intuition and feeling; by having an honest approach and maintaining focus on the quiet, secret and intimate relationship between the photographer and the landscape that he has fallen into.

The ancient struggle of the survival of man against nature forms the background for images that don’t try to give answers. These photographs represent natural elements that are deeply connected to the unknown. There is a surreal aspect to the composition that obscures the interpretation of the image.

Professional photographer, Fujifilm ambassador from 2013 to 2015, teacher at Leica Akademie until 2021, he collaborated with EIZO Color Academy. He regularly holds intensive courses and workshops on photography, post-production and fine art printing.

Member of Tau Visual, Associazione Nazionale Fotografi Professionisti, he is represented by Valeria Bella Gallery in Milan.