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Il fotografo degli alberi

More and more people today know me as the Tree photographer, my great passion.

In fact, I’ve always loved trees. I try to convey their poetry.

I don’t photograph just to show how beautiful they are, maybe in breathtaking landscapes. The basic idea of this life project is to give trees something more than a simple, beautiful composition: a part of me as I have known and lived them.

I would like to share photos of trees with those who love nature and want to discover it through my shots

I wish everyone to feel the serenity and positive energy that I felt embracing these wonderful creatures

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:

Born on March 21, 1961, curiously the first day of spring and World Day for Forests; lives and works in Ferrara as a visual artist and freelance photographer.
Son of art, his mother Carolina Marisa Occari was a painter and engraver of stature, she lived with the universe of art since childhood. He played for a while with brushes and canvases until in 2000 he arrived at the optical medium (analog first and then digital).

He is member of FIAF (Federazione Italiana Associazioni Fotografiche) and FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique) since 2009. Member of the FotoClub Ferrara of which he was Vice President and teacher from 2015 to 2022. He has successfully participated in national and international competitions obtaining numerous awards and admissions in addition to the AFIAP (Artiste FIAP) honors in 2014 and EFIAP (Excellence FIAP) in 2016.

Initially attracted by travel photography, he now enthusiastically dedicates himself to a more introspective and conceptual exploration in which he can express all his creativity. Especially on the theme of trees, his great passion.
He has exhibited in various personal and collective exhibitions both in Italy and abroad, some of which are shown at the bottom of the page.
His fine art prints of the series “HUGS. The Tree Calling” are now present in private collections in Italy, France, Spain, Holland, England and Eastern Europe. Several of his photos have been published in contemporary art and photography catalogs as well as in important magazines in the sector.

BACKSTAGE VIDEO: a few hours concentrated in a minute or so!

Me, like a comic, inside my fantasy world…

Solo Exhibitions

2022

TRAME SOSPESE / Hotel de Prati – Ferrara, Italy

PSYCHE’ il respiro dell’anima / M.A.D. Mantova Arte Design – Mantua, Italy

2021

… mi chiamano, gli alberi! / Gran Guardia – Padova, Italy

I MIEI ALBERI, alla continua ricerca di un abbraccio / Borgo Valsugana (TN)

COME LE ONDE DEL MARE… / Idearte Gallery – Ferrara, Italia

2019

HUGS abbracci / Annunziata Gallery – Ferrara, Italia

… perché gli Alberi non possono volare. / Pesariis (UD)

I MIEI ALBERI, alla continua ricerca di un abbraccio / Biella, Italia

… perché gli Alberi non possono volare. / Sala Eventi Leon d’oro – Ferrara, Italy

… perché gli Alberi non possono volare. / 381 Storie da gustare – Ferrara, Italy

HUGS abbracci / Hotel Cellai – Florence, Italy

2018

The Truffle Tree /Tuberfood – Borgofranco sul Po (MN)

I MIEI ALBERI, alla continua ricerca di un abbraccio / Pesariis (UD), Italia

Il Salice di Maria / M.A.F. – S.Bartolomeo in Bosco (FE)

L’ALBERO DEI RICORDI ed altre storie / Alchimia R&B, Ferrara, Italy

2017

TREES alberi /Galleria del Carbone – Ferrara, Italy

2016

Ma l’occhio?/Arte in contatto / 381 Storie da gustare – Ferrara, Italy

2014

La mia Islanda / Vigarano Mainarda (FE), Italy

2013

La mia Islanda /Café de la Paix – Ferrara, Italia

Group Exhibitions

2022

Paratissima/Unpredictable – Turin, Italy

La città del silenzio – Artisti Ferraresi per Antonioni / Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea – Ferrara, Italy

2021

Paratissima/Exhibit and Fair – Turin, Italy

Galleria Milanese – Milan, Italy

2020

Venice Art Gallery – Venezia, Italia
Galleria Italia – Parma, Italia
Contemporary Art
Exhibition / Spazio Stazio – Milano, Italia

2019

C’è una fiaba in ogni cosa / Centro Culturale Mercato – Argenta (FE), Italy

Figurativo tra Realismo e non Realismo / Galleria M’Arte Brera – Milano, Italy

Lo stato dell’arte ai tempi della 58’ BIENNALE di VENEZIA / Palazzo Zenobio – Venice, Italy

Tra Effimero ed Eterno / Reggia di Colorno (PR), Italia

HUMANIZING THE ICON / Palazzo Zenobio – Venezia

C’è una fiaba in ogni cosa / 12 Rencontres Photographiques, Castelnau de Mandailles, France

2018

Reportage dall’Isola del Pianto, Angelica Incatenata / Galleria Photogallery – Modena, Italy

Dare voce al silenzio / IV Festival delle Arti – Ferrara

2017

Reportage dall’Isola del Pianto, Angelica Incatenata / Museo Boudou di Ste Eulalie d’Olt, France

Reportage dall’Isola del Pianto, Angelica Incatenata / Leica Store – Bologna, Italy

Reportage dall’Isola del Pianto, Angelica Incatenata / Centro Culturale Mercato – Argenta (FE), Italy

Reportage dall’Isola del Pianto, Angelica Incatenata / Il Vicolo Casa d’Arte – Bondeno (FE), Italy

Biagio Rossetti, architetto di corte / Studio di Paola Bonora – Ferrara, Italy

Publications

2021

Published in the quarterly ERODOTO 108 no. 29 29

2020

Publication in the contemporary art catalogue “THE TOP 200 CHOSEN BY ANTONIO CASTELLANA, Italian and international artists”, December 2020
Publication on the quarterly magazine MADRUGADA No. 120
Publication on the monthly magazine FOTOIT – May 2020

2014 and 2017

Publications on the catalogues LA FOTOGRAFIA CREATIVA – EDITORIALE SOMETTI MANTOVA: Giallo, Noir e Perturbante. Esercizi di fotografia narrativa liberamente ispirati a Shining di Kubrick e non solo (2014) e Reportage dall’Isola del Pianto, Angelica Incatenata e altre storie “furiose” raccontate con la fotografie e l’ex libris (2017) – both edited by Emiliano Rinaldi e Roberto Roda

2015-2017

Publication on the sector magazine “Il Fotografo”, September 2017 (Pausa caffè), May 2017 (Lavoro e architettura industriale), December 2016 (La mano), June 2016 (Ironia), March 2016 (La notte), December 2015 (Dall’alto)

2014

Publication in a double page on the sector magazine “Speciale Nikon”, April 2014 – Quasi alla meta: Alfavatn!

Publication in “Singolarmente Fotografia” on the monthly magazine FOTOIT, March 2014 – Il mondo di Adriano

2013

Publication on the sector magazine “Digital Camera Magazine”, October 2013 – Quasi alla meta: Alfavatn! (tema: luoghi lontani)

Publications for 4 consecutive years on the Yearbook of the Italian Federation of Photographic Associations (FIAF) – Years: 2014 (Johnny
and his sleeping dog), 2013 (Il mondo di Adriano), 2012 (Riflessi islandesi), 2011 (Vapori d’Islanda)

Awards

2023

Nomination at the FAPA Fine Art Photography Awards in London for the project “HUGS. The Tree Calling” (Professional FINE ART category)

2016

EFIAP Award (Excellence de la Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique) by the FIAP/Paris Distinctions Commission

PSA Gold Medal (RUSSIA)- “Life around us” – photo: Young Miner

2014

AFIAP Award (Artiste de la Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique) by the FIAP/Paris Distinctions Commission

Selected for the FIAF team that represented Italy at the 32° Biennial of B/W photography in Turkey, obtaining the “President Van de Wijer”- Trophy

UIP Gold Medal + HPSC Bronze Medal (GREECE) – 2° Olympic Photo Circuit – photo: Vapori d’Islanda

Salon Gold Medal (SERBIA) – 1° My favourites photos – photo: Young Miner

2015

Finalist at the SIPA International Photo Contest 2015/Siena almost 15.000 photos received – In the jury among others Melissa Farlow National Geographic USA, Tomasz Tomaszewski, Pascal Maitre and Bruno De Faveri (Blue Pool e Vita di spiaggia)

2013

Best Photo 4th Montevarchi Montevarchi Trophy (ITALY) – 1st Circuito Internaz. “8 March Photography” – work: Young Miner