Ferdinando Scianna (4 July 1943) is an Italian photographer.[1][2] Scianna won the Prix Nadar in 1966 and became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1989.[3] He has produced numerous books.

Career

Scianna took up photography while studying literature, philosophy and art history at the University of Palermo in the 1960s.[3] He moved to Milan in 1966 and started working as a photographer for L'Europeo in 1967, becoming a journalist there in 1973.[3] Scianna wrote on politics for Le Monde diplomatique and on literature and photography for La Quinzaine Littéraire.[3] He first joined Magnum Photos in 1982, becoming a full member in 1989.[3]

He took up fashion photography in the late 1980s.[3] His first work, in 1987, was to photograph Marpessa Hennink for Dolce & Gabbana's advertising campaign for their Fall/Winter collection, clothing which was inspired by Sicily.[4][5][6] 345tr

Publications

Publications by Scianna

Publications with contributions by Scianna

Award

References

  1. ^ Buonadonna, Sergio (4 April 2010). "Scianna". La Republica. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ "L' inesauribile curiosità del fotografo creativo". La Republica. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Ferdinando Scianna: Italian, b. 1943". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ^ Locatelli, Rossella. "Marpessa - Vogue Italia Encyclo". Vogue Italia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ^ Muñoz Martinez-Mora, Ines (May 2013). "Marpessa Clase Superior" [Marpessa Top Class]. Vogue España (in Spanish): 206–216.
  6. ^ Lucchini, Cristina (November 2013). "Brunch Con Marpessa" [Brunch With Marpessa]. Glamour Italia (in Italian): 129–130.

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