Fabio Lovino began taking photographs at a very early age and his passion soon became his livelihood. He started following jazz musicians and rock stars all over the world, initially as a tour photographer and subsequently as the creator of countless album covers in Italy and elsewhere.

In addition to his contributions to the music scene, he has also worked in the film world. He has become renowned for his portraits of the big names in cinema and over the years he has built up a unique, exceptional portfolio of pictures that have appeared on the covers of the most famous magazines in Italy and across the globe.

When he is not working as a photographer, he produces and directs music videos by Italian and international artists.

With Fabio, I met most of the Italian film actors of the 2000s, watching them establish themselves, rise the top – or sometimes fade away. Many of these actors are featured in this wonderful exhibition. Every one of them and every one of us owes a great deal to Fabio, to his human goal of extracting the true essence of his subjects. This is a rare gift and something that too many botched Italian films often fail to do. This exhibition contains dozens of images which are extremely important because of the way that they capture the essence of their subjects.

Luca Guadagnino
(Director, screenwriter and producer,
in 2009 he directed the film I am love, starring Tilda Swinton)