Organic dark chocolate hearts by Ricard Chocolates.
Nino is an American photographer, born in Los Angeles, CA in 1980. After graduating from Texas A&M University in 2002 with a B.A. in French, Nino attended the full-time program at Speos Photographic Institute in Paris, France.
At Texas A&M, Nino worked concurrently as a photojournalist for the Aggie�s daily newspaper, "The Battalion" and as laboratory assistant for the Department of Journalism under professor Howard Eilers from 1999 thru 2000.
Sp�©os was where Nino received his formal education in photography, graduating in May of 2004, under the tutelage of accomplished industry professionals:
Fashion Photographer Paolo Roversi
Master Printer Georges Fevre
Studio Instructor Helene Vedrenne
Editor in Chief for ââ?¬Å?Vis a Vis Internationalââ?¬Â? magazine, Nathalie Luyer
Commercial Photographer Ian Patrick
In addition, whilst assisting in Paris & New York, Nino has worked alongside top photographers:
Peter Lindburg
Patrick Demarchelier
Max Vadakul
Nicolas Moore
Edward Sicot
Thomas LaGrange
Mark Laita
Nino works as a still-life food photographer. He has a passion for desserts and sweets. Nino continues toward mastering his photography. His work is artistic, conceptual and technically sound. He pushes the boundary between the photographic and artistic worlds.
Nino has been exhibited at Texas A&M University, Long Beach Arts in California, Downtown Los Angeles, Chelsea Hotel & Splashlight Studios in New York, Galerie Speos in Paris, and at the City Museum Grada in Zagreb, Croatia
Nino is currently based in New York. He is working on projects from Croatia, the Island of Crete, Paris and in Los Angeles.