BIOGRAPHY
VISION
BIOGRAPHY
Simone Sabbieti was born in Florence, where he studied History of Art and Architecture. He then moved to Milan, where he worked as art director for several large advertising agencies. Combining his passion for the sea with his growing love of photography , he won the Sesto Continente magazine’s Underwater Photography prize. In the late 1980s he travelled to Los Angeles to study this technique further at the Brook Institute in Santa Barbara.
He then returned to Italy and launched his career as a professional photographer, working with the Repubblica newspaper’s il Venerdi. This involved shooting photo features that displayed his preference for street photography. Intrigued by the photographer’s realist style and talent for capturing the essence of the people and places in his images, Coca-Cola Italy commissioned him to shoot portraits of Mediterranean lifestyles for the brand’s magazine, Mediterraneum.
He moved to New York in 1992 and during his sojourn there he produced photographic features of urban life and landscapes against the exciting backdrop of the Big Apple. He also worked with Repubblica’s il Venerdi and the weekly Sette from the Corriere della Sera stable. At this time the gritty street photography style began to influence the fashion world, too, and Sabbieti was tasked with creating ad campaigns for such brands as Armani Jeans, Loro Piana, Kookai Paris, Fossil, Polaroid, Carrera and American Eagle. He also completed shoots for Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Guess, Replay, Jimmy Choo sunglasses and Sportweek.
He had his first solo show in Milan in 2010, and several of his photos were chosen by Sotheby’s International for the company’s social initiatives. The following year he moved to Ibiza, where until 2014 he was creative director and photographer for the international Blue Marlin Ibiza magazine.
He currently divides his time between Ibiza and Milan.
VISION
To me, images are the pictures of a story, a report of life intended to communicate an idea, highlighting emotions and actions. Like the genesis of a film.
My photos are stories, without superstructure, told without ever lying. I’ve always had an observant, clear, unbiased gaze. I’ve always believed that the truth is the best narrative system, I’ve always worked, in the words of Fabrizio De André, “In an obstinate, contrary direction”, depicting people, faces, smiles and cries of sorrow. They speak of real lives and real people. They are honest, immediate images because the truth, and life itself, are much more creative than mere imagination.
BIOGRAPHY
VISION
BIOGRAPHY
Simone Sabbieti was born in Florence, where he studied History of Art and Architecture. He then moved to Milan, where he worked as art director for several large advertising agencies. Combining his passion for the sea with his growing love of photography , he won the Sesto Continente magazine’s Underwater Photography prize. In the late 1980s he travelled to Los Angeles to study this technique further at the Brook Institute in Santa Barbara.
He then returned to Italy and launched his career as a professional photographer, working with the Repubblica newspaper’s il Venerdi. This involved shooting photo features that displayed his preference for street photography. Intrigued by the photographer’s realist style and talent for capturing the essence of the people and places in his images, Coca-Cola Italy commissioned him to shoot portraits of Mediterranean lifestyles for the brand’s magazine, Mediterraneum.
He moved to New York in 1992 and during his sojourn there he produced photographic features of urban life and landscapes against the exciting backdrop of the Big Apple. He also worked with Repubblica’s il Venerdi and the weekly Sette from the Corriere della Sera stable. At this time the gritty street photography style began to influence the fashion world, too, and Sabbieti was tasked with creating ad campaigns for such brands as Armani Jeans, Loro Piana, Kookai Paris, Fossil, Polaroid, Carrera and American Eagle. He also completed shoots for Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Guess, Replay, Jimmy Choo sunglasses and Sportweek.
He had his first solo show in Milan in 2010, and several of his photos were chosen by Sotheby’s International for the company’s social initiatives. The following year he moved to Ibiza, where until 2014 he was creative director and photographer for the international Blue Marlin Ibiza magazine.
He currently divides his time between Ibiza and Milan.
VISION
To me, images are the pictures of a story, a report of life intended to communicate an idea, highlighting emotions and actions. Like the genesis of a film.
My photos are stories, without superstructure, told without ever lying. I’ve always had an observant, clear, unbiased gaze. I’ve always believed that the truth is the best narrative system, I’ve always worked, in the words of Fabrizio De André, “In an obstinate, contrary direction”, depicting people, faces, smiles and cries of sorrow. They speak of real lives and real people. They are honest, immediate images because the truth, and life itself, are much more creative than mere imagination.
BIOGRAPHY
VISION
BIOGRAPHY
Simone Sabbieti was born in Florence, where he studied History of Art and Architecture. He then moved to Milan, where he worked as art director for several large advertising agencies. Combining his passion for the sea with his growing love of photography , he won the Sesto Continente magazine’s Underwater Photography prize. In the late 1980s he travelled to Los Angeles to study this technique further at the Brook Institute in Santa Barbara.
He then returned to Italy and launched his career as a professional photographer, working with the Repubblica newspaper’s il Venerdi. This involved shooting photo features that displayed his preference for street photography. Intrigued by the photographer’s realist style and talent for capturing the essence of the people and places in his images, Coca-Cola Italy commissioned him to shoot portraits of Mediterranean lifestyles for the brand’s magazine, Mediterraneum.
He moved to New York in 1992 and during his sojourn there he produced photographic features of urban life and landscapes against the exciting backdrop of the Big Apple. He also worked with Repubblica’s il Venerdi and the weekly Sette from the Corriere della Sera stable. At this time the gritty street photography style began to influence the fashion world, too, and Sabbieti was tasked with creating ad campaigns for such brands as Armani Jeans, Loro Piana, Kookai Paris, Fossil, Polaroid, Carrera and American Eagle. He also completed shoots for Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Guess, Replay, Jimmy Choo sunglasses and Sportweek.
He had his first solo show in Milan in 2010, and several of his photos were chosen by Sotheby’s International for the company’s social initiatives. The following year he moved to Ibiza, where until 2014 he was creative director and photographer for the international Blue Marlin Ibiza magazine.
He currently divides his time between Ibiza and Milan.
VISION
To me, images are the pictures of a story, a report of life intended to communicate an idea, highlighting emotions and actions. Like the genesis of a film.
My photos are stories, without superstructure, told without ever lying. I’ve always had an observant, clear, unbiased gaze. I’ve always believed that the truth is the best narrative system, I’ve always worked, in the words of Fabrizio De André, “In an obstinate, contrary direction”, depicting people, faces, smiles and cries of sorrow. They speak of real lives and real people. They are honest, immediate images because the truth, and life itself, are much more creative than mere imagination.