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Stefano Bernardoni was born in Monza where
currently lives and works.
He actively began to take photos in the early 1990s ,with a particular
leaning towards "inner photography": an intensely personal and unique
vision of the world surrounding him.
He especially prefers the use of black and white film in order to
have total control of all the technical aspects: from the shot to
the hand print in the darkroom;also because this type of artistry
reflects his interior vision.
Stefano has built up an original and quite extensive portfolio which
has been exhibited in many galleries in Italy and abroad both in
group and solo exhibitions.
In 2005 a self-portrait project titled "States of Mind"was exhibited
at a city museum(homophotos.exhibition)
in St.Petersburg(Russia).
In December 2005 he took part in a group exhibition at the Nagasaki
Brick Hall in Japan organized by www.TerzoOcchio.Net,
During the same month a personal exhibition of his "Visual Thresholds"work
was held in Tampere(Finland).
On May 28th 2006 his work "Visual Thresholds" won the prestigious
first prize at the international
festival of photography in Solighetto(Italy).
As a result of this the winning piece of work was published in an
important British photographic journal in February 2008.
Moreover,his work has also been published in various important Italian
and international magazines, such as Gente
di fotografia, AG
Magazine(see publications) as
well as being displayed in important photographic exhibitions at
Italian cultural events.
He is the official photographer for a theatre company in Milan (
"il
teatro del battito") and he is responsible for several slide
shows of his photos during this company's theatrical representations.
Stefano is not only an artist, but he is also a promoter of photography,organizing
exhibitions and events. With his friend the photographer Massimo
Bersani, he organizes exhibitions and events for an internet
association www.terzoOcchio.Net
founded in 2004 which is run by the important Italian journalist
and photographic reviewer, Roberto Mutti. |
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This association
organizes exhibitions and cultural events both in Italy and abroad,using
the internet to contact photographers of all nationalities with
the aim to exchange experiences and to set up real photographic
exhibitions.
Stefano also spends his time teaching:he teaches in photographic
associations,in schools,prepares and teaches in workshops and has
his own school www.bottegaimmagine.it
in which he teaches his way of "seeing" the world through the lens,on
becoming a creative and highly skilled photographer and carries
out a b&w fine art print workshop.
In June 2007 he was invited to conduct a Masterclass for a week by the photographic school “fotomasterskie"
in St.Petersburg.
The themes of the Masterclass were "Inner Photography" and how to become an expert photographer.
A personal exhibition was also held.
Click here and you can see some of the photos taken during the Masterclass.
Saint Petersburg masterclass
From January 2008 he works together his friend, the photographer
Massimo Bersani,
to take photos in historical city of Vologda in Russia his landscapes
and his artists by their styles. The target is to realize two exhibitions
in the end of 2008 and in the beginning of 2009, together that russian
artists, one in Italy and one in Vologda in Red
Bridge Gallery, as cultural exchange between the two countries
(see
travel photos).
In June 2008 Togliattigrad city in Russia invited Stefano and Massimo
Bersani for a project where included his personal exhibition into
the arts museum of the city, a conference about inner photography
and two masterclass in the design university of the city and in
the architecture university in Samara city (see
travel photos).
In August 2011 he was invited always at Togliattigrad in Russia about the project "Contact" with two exhibitions and as a teacher to a masterclass on inner photography. In this occasion he exhibited his latest work "Dream in a mirror". See travel photos.
Currently, Stefano continues to look after teaching at "Bottega Immagine" photo school in Milan.
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Reviewer
wrote about his work:
Sandro Iovine
Journalist, reviewer and "Il Fotografo" magazine director.
Maurizio De Bonis
Journalist, reviewer and on line CultFrame
magazine director.
Fausto
Raschiatore
Journalist, publicist and reviewer
Roberto Mutti
Journalist di Repubblica and photographic reviewer
Denis Curti
reviewer and Contrasto
agency director
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