Natural Habitats by Massimo Vitali comprises seventy photographs, spanning from 2004 to 2009. Vitali first worked as a photojournalist in the 1970s and then later as a camera operator. In the more recent past, his interests have turned to artistic photography. Since 2007 Vitali has modified his perspective, shifting between an architectural background.

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Natural Habitats by Massimo Vitali
200 pages
38.5 cm x 30 cm
Clothbound hardcover with dustjacket
ISBN: 978-3-86930-909-1
£87.00 €97.00 $135.00
Published by Steidl
Publication date: January 2010

In the first volume of Landscape with Figures published in 2004, Massimo Vitali showed his entire oeuvre from the nineties, broadening the scope of his survey of beaches and discos to include skiing resorts and swimming pools from across the globe. Since 2007 Vitali has modified his perspective, shifting between an architectural background and a volume Natural Habitats, comprises seventy photographs, spanning from 2004 to 2009 – also includes a “genealog - ical tree” of his photographs: 120 thumbnail images which make visual connections by color, composition and time.

Massimo Vitali
Massimo Vitali, born in Como, Italy in 1944, studied photography in London. He first worked as a photojournalist in the 1970s and then later as a camera operator. In the more recent past, his interests have turned to artistic photography. His work has been shown in Arles, Paris, London and in Göteborg at the Hasselblad Foundation.

Previous books include Landscape with Figures (Steidl, 2004), Beach & Disco (Steidl, 2003)

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