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Italian, 1923 to 2013
Mario De Biasi
studied
photojournalismItalian neorealismblack and white
“A photograph is an emotion that you can hold in your hand.”
The signature
Energetic postwar Italian reportage, the great photographer of Epoca magazine.
What to study
De Biasi photographed Italy's boom years for Epoca. Study his most famous image, the Sicilian men staring at Moira Orfei (Gli italiani si voltano), a masterclass in capturing collective male gaze and social comedy in a single street frame.
Italian context
A defining eye of Italy's postwar illustrated press.
Why for Matias
That single Milan frame is a perfect lesson in reading a street situation and catching the human moment within it.
Iconic images
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Best books
Mario De Biasi: Fotografie (2013)
A career survey.