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Mirko Rotondi (Albano Laziale, 1973) is a Designer Photographer. |
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After attending the Art College as a student of the great painter Manlio Rondoni, he got a degree at the European Institute of Design. His first images are in b/w; he learnt to prints high quality photographs in his dark-room, studying the Zone Exposure on Ansel Adams books. Initially he got a part-time job as a black and white portraitist, signing some covers of the famous italian magazines Chitarre and Percussioni. In the running years he left this field to focusing on modern temes such as the relationship betweens the citizens and the modern lifestyle in the rising urban space of Asian Megalopolis, developing his own style between reportage and conceptual photography. In 2007 he got and advanced course of photography and editing with James Nachtwey and David Alan Harvey (Thailand). In 2008 He won the prestigious "Corbis Prize" at "Eyes on the Planet" international contest, with his picture "Equilibrium of Chaos" (the impressive building site of Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore). His images were published on Biennale di Alessandria 2011, Art Verona, Zoom Magazine, Il Sole 24 Ore, Immagini Foto-Pratica, and exhibitied in Italy, Finland and Thailand. Mirko Rotondi lives in Italy with his beloved Wife. |
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STUDIES |
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■ 2007 Advanced course of "Photography and Editing" with James Nachtwey and David Alan Harvey (Bangkok, Thailand) ■ 2003 Certificate “Aficio Master” of Digital Color Print (Ricoh, Netherlands) ■ 1992-1996 European Institute of Design (Rome, Italy) ■ 1988-1992 Art College (Rome, Italy) |
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EXHIBITIONS |
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■ Biennale di Alessandria - Videofotografia contemporanea - (Alessandria 14 April 2011 - 31 July 2011) ■ Intimate Travel - Centro Internazionale di Fotografia Scavi Scaligeri (Verona) (14 October 2010-14 November 2010) ■ Art Verona (14 October 2010 - 18 October 2010) ■ Equilibrium of Chaos (26 November 2008 - 06 December 2008) Chiostri dell' Umanitaria (Milan, Italy) ■ LadyBoy (from November 2007 'till first days of December 2007) Bangkok Dream Boutique (Bangkok, Thailand) ■ LadyBoy (26 September 2007 - 23 October 2007) Underground Photo Gallery (Lisalmi, Finland) ■ LadyBoy (03 March 2007 - 04 April 2007) Wave Photogallery (Brescia, Italy) |
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WORKSHOPS |
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THE "MAKING OF" THE LADYBOY'S PROJECT: how to plan a difficult long term project working in a tropical zone. Wave Photogallery (04 March 2007 Brescia, Italy) |
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PRIZES |
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CORBIS AWARD at "Eyes on the Planet" International Contest with the photograph "Equilibrium of Chaos" (25 November 2008, Milan Italy). |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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BIENNALE DI ALESSANDRIA 2011 (Catalogue April 2011) ART VERONA (Catalogue October 2010) INTIMATE TRAVEL (Catalogue Octobe-November 2010) ZOOM MAGAZINE (portfolio June 2007) IL SOLE 24 ORE (portfolio March 2007 ) BRESCIA OGGI (article March 2007) IMMAGINI FOTO-PRATICA (cover and portfolio n°334) ZMPHOTO (portfolio April 2007) TRIBENET (portfolio April 2007) ARTE GLOBALE (portfolio April 2007) PHOTOREVOLT (portfolio April 2007) PERCUSSIONI MAGAZINE (portraits, year 2002) CHITARRE MAGAZINE (portraits, 2001-2002) |
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QUOTES |
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"A wonderful and heart-wrenching suite of images from Thailand, thouching and emotional. Excellent." - Tomasz Tomaszewsky, National Geographic Photographer |
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"LadyBoy is a great project.” - James Nachtwey, Photographer |
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"Mirko Rotondi is a all around artist. His portraits are very poignant and his street scenes are characterized by moving details and minimalism. His use of light and colour is outstanding." Michela Balzarelli, Zoom Magazine |
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"LadyBoy was an awesome exhibition, with large format prints.” Rainer K. Lampinen, Director of Underground Photo Gallery (Finland)
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"High Quality and Beautiful images. Compliments!" - Elena Ceratti, Grazia Neri |
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"The Hotel series is touching and wonderful!" - Fabrizio Boggiano, Critic and Curator |
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"Exquisite and refined point of view, sense and hunt of the moment. Wonderful pictures." Eugenio Recuenco, Photographer
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"Mirko Rotondi travelled for years South East Asia. His Art is accredited and loved; in his portraits, in his details, in his theatre scenes, and in his minimalism he shows a great sensibility…to tell, with exhtreme naturalness, unforgettable images." Roberto Denti, journalist |
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“Mirko Rotondi, works with great dedication…portraits are often surrounded by a specific setting. Gestures stress the deepness of the scene, characterized by a strong dynamic expressivity and amazing theatre result.” - Roberto Mutti, Critic |
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“Beautiful images… the hotel series is original and mervelous”- Giovanna Calvenzi, Photoeditor |
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“His work about Thailand is beautiful.” - Gianni Berengo Gardin, Photographer |
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“His work is excellent!”- Marco Rovere, Nikon Italia |
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“Really beautiful photographs”- Sabine Scholz, TeNeues |
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