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Angelo Turetta
| Contact: | Angelo Turetta |
|---|---|
| Tel.: | +39 06 328281 |
| Fax: | +39 06 32828240 |
| E-Mail: | international:annalisasalsano-asalsano@contrasto.it |
| Web: | http://www.contrasto.it/eng/photographers/dettaglio.asp?idf=37&b=1 |
”Born in ancona in 1955, he graduates at Rome's Accademia di
Belle Arti (Art Academy). He begins working as stage
photographer for the theatrical avant-garde of the 70's and
80's. He continues working on portraits and reportages,
following social themes, national and international news with
particular attention to Rome's events and environment.
Emigration, prostitution, the outcasts and the parties of
Rome's wealthy, together with a long project with the italian
police in high-crime areas, and the arrival of Islam in the
world's capital of christianity, makes a large documentation of
social changes in the city through the years.
In 1994 he began a trip in the areas dominated by the
"Camorra", portraying places and peoples whose living standards
are below every european scale.
He resumes then his work-in-progress on Rome, St. Peter's
square a year before the Jubilee, searching a metaphysical
vision of the square.
Angelo Turetta is currently working on the chinese community in
Italy.
His experience continues as stage photographer on several mayor
movie sets, compiling a comprehensive fresco of the italian
cinema scene.
Angelo Turetta works with Contrasto since 1986.”
”Contrasto is a unique enterprise in the field of photography. Contrasto was born in the 80's to be a point of reference for quality photojournalism.
The agency's photographers, in addition to its close contact with the information and culture worlds, allows Contrasto to be a leader in the field of author photography.
Its vast range of activities (production and distribution of images for journalism, advertising and image consulting, fashion and publishing, archives available online) is guaranteed by the various resources it draws from; Most notably Magnum, the prestigious agency founded by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Contrasto is publishing house as well, working to realize photographic books, and exhibits in cooperation with Italy's public and private institutions.
The high level of Contrasto photographers' amounts to a gallery of unique images suitable for collecting purposes as well.”
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