About

Born on October 15, 1997, in Volterra to German parents, he discovered his passion for photography at the age of 16. Thanks to photographer Alejandro Gómez de Tuddo, photography became his lifelong passion. Alejandro invited him to Mexico City for a few weeks to teach him the basics of photography. Antonio began walking through big cities with his camera, starting in Berlin, photographing the urban landscape.

In addition to his ongoing interest in cities, his first photographic project focused on the alabaster artisans of Volterra, capturing the spirit of their workshops and their craftsmanship. The project culminated in an exhibition at the Pinacoteca di Volterra.

Later, he visited Sardinian shepherds around Volterra to photograph their work and cheese production.

Antonio also loves portraits. He began taking portraits of theatre people, writers, and artists at an early age. Together with Polish theatre critic Andrzej Wirth, he experimented with various forms of visual expression.

After the pandemic, Antonio travelled to southern Italy, Sicily, and Campania, and began a photographic project on the urban environments of Catania, Palermo, and Naples.

Antonio’s publications include the photo book „I Gioielli di Volterra“ for the Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra. For Corso-Verlag, imprint of Verlagshaus Römerweg Wiesbaden, he photographed the book „Voci di Sicilia“ by singer Etta Scollo and the volume „Eine Reise zu Dante“ by Barbara de Mars, a documentation of Dante’s travels between Florence and Ravenna. A photo project about the Swiss French writer and painter Valère Novarina is being commissioned by Deutschlandfunk Kultur to accompany the production „1111 Vögel,“ directed by Leopold von Verschuer.

Some of Antonio’s work is shown on photography platforms and published in various journals and magazines, including FishEye Magazine, Monopol Magazine, Diacritik, and Theater der Zeit.

Antonio participates in a course organized by Lensculture in Amsterdam with American photographer Peter van Agtmael, a member of Magnum Photos. His curiosity about Magnum Photos leads him to live in Paris for a few months, attend courses at the agency, and explore Paris on foot with his camera to gain experience in street photography.