Grand Tour

• Photographer
  Christian Basetti, Italy
• Website
  https://www.christianbasetti.com
• Instagram
  www.instagram.com/christian_basetti/

The term Grand Tour refers to the training trip to Italy which, between 1700 and 1800, involved the èlites and European artists.
They traveled to rediscover ancient historical, often architectural, beauties.
Here the viewer can relive the same emotions, with these abandoned Italian beauties, thanks to a technical realization that allows me to shot the interiors in all their grandeur, albeit in reduced spaces for maneuver.
In addition, I always apply my own Caravaggesque style, with lights and shadows, giving a semblance of a painting to the work.
Not just a "Grand Tour" but also a "Grand view"

Christian Basetti from Milan.
Since 2015, he has been passionate about ancient decadent places, giving voice to these structures full of melancholy charm as if they were silent narcissistic creatures waiting for someone to express their greatness.
Inspired by Caravaggio, he's creator of Forgotten Art-chitectures project, decayed places are not shot just with an usual limited documentary aspect, as many others do, but they are like painted fine art canvas aimed at aesthetics.
Discoverer just about real places (not fake A.I)

Awards 2025

REFOCUS AWARDS:
GOLD Black&white fine art
BRONZE Architecture

2024

PX3 AWARDS:
2nd PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture
GOLD Fine art/Architecture
BRONZE Architecture/historic

MONOVISION AWARDS LONDON:
1st PLACE Architecture photographer of the year
+2 honorable mentions

BIFA AWARDS:
1st PLACE Portfolio discover of the year
SILVER Architecture/Interior
+2 honorable mentions

REFOCUS AWARDS:
1st PLACE Black&white fine art
2 x SILVER Architecture

IPA AWARDS
2X hm

2023

PX3 AWARDS:
GOLD Architecture/Interior
SILVER Architecture/Industrial
SILVER Fine art/Architecture
hm Architecture/Historic

IPA AWARDS:
3x hm Architecture(Historic,Industrial,Interior)

2022

PX3 AWARDS:
2nd PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture
GOLD Architecture/Historic
SILVER Architecture/Fine art
+3 hm

MIFA AWARDS:
1°PLACE and "ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR"
SILVER Architecture/Fine art
+2 hm

IPA AWARDS:
hm Architecture/Interiors

REFOCUS AWARDS
BRONZE Black&white architecture

ND AWARDS:
hm Architecture/Interiors

MONOCHROME AWARDS:
2nd PLACE Architecture
+5 hm

2021

IPA AWARDS:
1°PLACE Architecture/Interiors
+1 hm

MIFA AWARDS:
2° PLACE ABSOLUTE Portfolio
GOLD Nature/Panoramic
SILVER Architecture/Interiors
BRONZE Fine art/Other
+1 hm

PX3 AWARDS:
GOLD Architecture/Historic
GOLD Architecture/Interior
GOLD Architecture/Industrial
BRONZE Architecture/Historic
BRONZE Architecture/Historic

TIFA AWARDS:
2° PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture/Interior
BRONZE Architecture/Industrial
+2 hm

ND AWARDS:
BRONZE Architecture/Interiors
+2 hm

CHROMATIC AWARDS:
1° PLACE Landscape
1° PLACE Architecture
3° PLACE Architecture
+3 hm

MONOVISIONS PHOTO AWARDS LONDON:
2° PLACE Architecture
+3 hm

BIFA AWARDS:
GOLD Nature/panoramic
BRONZE Architecture/Interior
BRONZE Portfolio/fine art
+1 hm

APA AWARDS
2 hm

8th FAPA
3 hm