Hi, I'm Giacomo
A collector of moments, places and little things that might otherwise be forgotten.
I was the kind of kid who always had something to make. I told everyone I would become a painter one day, and my parents filled my world with paints, pencils and paper, all kept in a big old cardboard box next to my toys. I drew, painted, cut up old clothes to make new ones. I just liked making things. My first camera was a little yellow Kodak. At eleven I took a digital one on a family trip to Spain and photographed everything that caught my eye. I didn't know it yet, but I had started collecting memories. Creativity was never far away at home: my mum has always loved writing, and my dad ran a textile business, making fabrics.
Peek into my life
I'm quite nostalgic, perhaps more than I should be. I keep handwritten notes, old bus tickets, Polaroids and wine corks from evenings I don't want to forget. Worthless to anyone else, maybe — but to me, each one holds an entire moment.
I don't think everything needs to be meaningful all the time.
It wasn't a straight line
- At eighteen
The textile years
I was told you couldn't really make a living from photography, or from any creative job. So I took a different path and started working in the textile industry.
- Then
Something changed
I lost a friend. It made me realise how short life is, and how little sense it makes to spend your days doing something that doesn't make you happy. I left my job to study design and communication.
- Later
Designing fabrics
I found my way back into textiles as a fabric designer, a lovely mix of the technical and creative sides of me. Photography was still there, quietly, on shoots with a photographer friend.
- Today
Giving it a chance
It took time, practice and a little courage. Not because I had everything figured out, but because I wanted to give something I genuinely loved a chance.
My values
I love noticing what happens in between. The quiet moments, the fleeting expressions, the things that often go unnoticed. I don't need every moment to be directed. Sometimes the most meaningful photographs happen when nobody is thinking about the camera.
I pay attention to light, composition, colours and the smallest details. I want every image to have a reason to be there, and every gallery to feel like a coherent story rather than just a collection of photographs. I personally select and edit every image, giving the whole story its own rhythm and atmosphere.
You don't need to know how to pose or what to do in front of a camera. I'll be there to guide you when necessary, but I also know when to step back. I want you to spend your day with each other, with your family and friends, without feeling that you constantly have to perform for someone. The best photographs often happen when you forget I'm there.
The way I see photography
I have always been fascinated by people, by the little things they do without thinking: a glance, a hand reaching for another, a laugh that comes out of nowhere. That's why I love documentary photography: I observe rather than interrupt, and let the day unfold.
My approach is relaxed and unobtrusive. I'll guide you when it helps, with light or finding a comfortable spot, but I won't turn your wedding into a photoshoot. I want your photographs to feel like memories, not performances: honest, full of atmosphere, with a little nostalgia.
I'm based in Tuscany and work with couples from all over the world, wherever a good story takes me. I speak Italian and English.
Travelling alone
Travelling alone has become one of my favourite ways to discover the world, and perhaps myself along the way. It teaches you to be curious about lives completely different from your own, and every journey leaves me with new faces, conversations and feelings. I never want to stop being curious.
“Whatever your interest in life, what you choose to hold on to matters. As long as you feel happy, that is what counts.”
Iceland / Portugal / Ireland / Scotland / India / Indonesia / Sri Lanka / China
10Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you, I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.’
My faith is an important part of who I am. This verse reminds me that I don't have to face everything alone — I'm simply trying to live, learn and become a little better, one day at a time.
