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Umberto Nicoletti

location: Milan, Italy

Umberto Nicola Nicoletti, born in Padua, Italy. He graduated in early 2000 at “I.S.I.A.” (Higher Institute for Artistic Industries, University of Urbino), and at the Fachhochschule in Augsburg (Germany). He attended the “Università dell’Immagine” (University of Image), the first course on the five senses in Milan created by Fabrizio Ferri. He began his professional career as an assistant photographer and in 2005 he opened his own studio, Das Studio, which deals with photography, video, art installations, graphic design and creative direction. His first photography fine-art book titled Asylum was released on May 16, 2023, and published by Rizzoli New York.



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