Born in Milan in 1969, he attended the artistic high school and graduated in 1989. He then attended the Riccardo Bauer School of Photography, where he participated in workshops with Gabriele Basilico and Paolo Gioli. He worked as a freelance photographer, producing various assignments for newspapers and magazines.
During that period, he had the opportunity to take stills for a short film shot on 16mm, which sparked his interest in cameras. He then enrolled at CTC – Centro per le Tecniche Cinetelvisive della Regione Lombardia, where he completed an internship with Vittorio Storaro at the Istituto Cinematografico dell’Aquila. He finished his cinematography course in 1994. He volunteered at two film equipment rental companies in Milan (Cinerent and Technovision), where he deepened his technical knowledge. He began working as a camera assistant on various commercial sets and quickly advanced to first assistant (focus puller).
In 1995, he moved to New York. He made his debut in cinematography by collaborating on short films with students from the New School for Social Research. His professional collaboration with two particular directors continued, leading to the completion of the feature film Family Portrait – A Trilogy of America by Douglas Buck.
In the following years, he alternated between working as a focus puller in Italian cinema and advertising, collaborating with major national and international production companies, and working as a director of photography on independent projects. Since 2009, he has fully committed to a career as a director of photography.
