Born in Rome, he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture but left university after several exams to start working as a freelance photographer. A few years later, he shifted from still images to moving ones, first as a camera assistant, then as a camera operator, and finally, in 1989, as a director of photography. He has worked on films, TV series, commercials, documentaries, and short films, both Italian and international productions. He maintains a constant curiosity for analog photography.
Among the directors he has collaborated with are: G. Battiato, Dario Argento, Franco Zeffirelli, Federico Fellini, Terry Gilliam, Jerzy Skolimowski, Paul Schrader, Ettore Scola, Daniele Lucchetti, Nanni Moretti, Aurelio Grimaldi, Monica Vullo, Antonio Albanese, Lucio Gaudino, A. Swetty, Alessandro Benvenuti, Marco Risi, Giulio Manfredonia, Emanuele Scaringi, John Boorman, Franco Amurri, Carlo Lizzani, Ugo Gregoretti, Alessio Inturri, Andrea De Sica, Giorgio Tirabassi, and many others.
He has handled the cinematography for two short films that won the Nastro d’Argento and the David di Donatello.
