Massimo Vitali
Born in Como, Italy. Massimo was gifted a camera at the age of twelve and quickly developed a passion for photography. He studied at the London College of Printing in the 1960’s, before a career in photojournalism followed by cinematography in film and television. It was not however until he concentrated fully on his personal projects (images of people enjoying themselves on a grand scale, shot on large format), that his work gained worldwide recognition. Massimo went on to be commissioned by major publications, his work is exhibited worldwide and is held in many private and public collections. He has three published monographs and his images are included in countless other photographic books and anthologies. After 20 years honing his craft he remains just as excited by the medium and the huge amount of detail he can get from it. Massimo divides his time between Lucca in Italy and Berlin, Germany.
Clients:
- Bulgari
- Fontano Milano
- Le Monde
- National Geographic
- The Financial Times
- The New Yorker
- The New York Times
- Travel & Leisure
- TIME
- Vilebrequin
- Visionaire
- Vogue Italia
- Wallpaper
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2023
La Grande Oasi – The Way We Live Now, OA, Oasy Contemporary Art, Pistoia, Italy
- 2023
Standing Still, Cortona On The Move, Arezzo, Italy
- 2022
Endless Summer, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, USA
- 2022
Ti ho visto, Mazzoleni Gallery, Turin, Italy
- 2021
Leporello 2020. No Country for Old Men, Visionarea, Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome, Italy
- 2019
Massimo Vitali: Short Stories, Mazzoleni, London, UK
- 2018
Coastal Colonies, Spiral, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2023
DAY to MORROW - Main International Exhibition, DongGang International Photo Festival, South Korea
- 2023
Civilization: The Way We Live Now, Saatchi Gallery, London, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- 2022
Ridisegnare lo spazio, LABS Contemporary Art, Bologna, Italy
- 2021
Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers, Design Museum, London, UK
- 2017
Domenica, Metternich Palace, Vienna, Austria
- 2016
Extraordinary Visions. L’Italia ci guarda, MAXXI, Rome, Italy
- 2012
Sense of Place – European Landscape Photography, BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium
- 2012
Shared Vision, Aperture, New York, USA
- 2009
Italian Genius Now, Museo D’Arte Contemporanea Roma – MACRO Future, Rome, Italy
- 2008
Las Vegas Collects Contemporary, The Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, USA
- 2007
Italies – Doubles visions, Maison Européene de la Photographie, Paris, France