I’m a window seat guy. Mine is not a fixation, it’s a necessity, when I sit at the window I breathe the chilled air outside, I drink the bright light, and I fill my mind with emotions. What’s out there is a box full of surprises to me. I spot nerdy stuff like geography maps and city layouts, but I also see artsy paintings of colors, nuances and shapes. And I photograph. Window seat photography is part of the whole experience, and for me a pleasurable one.
window seat, plz - is a photobook, presented both in print and digital. Each format has over 70 images taken in a 20 years.
Michele (he/his) is a self-taught artist, longtime photographer, uncomplicated writer based in Mantua, Italy. He lived in Milan, Italy, New York City and Buenos Aires, Argentina, slowly shifting from a frantic freelance career in journalism and photography toward a more relaxed routine involving art and nature.
He’s somewhat conceptual. All his works are based on life experience and ordinary moments mixed with a fascination with light, technology and the passing of time.
Michele has a background in Civil Engineering and Biology.
Several of his works belong to galleries and private collections.
Awards 2024
. Bronze Award 1839 Awards: New York and its suburbs (window seat, plz)
2023
. Bronze Award TIFA2023: window seat, plz
. Gold Award BIFA2023: window seat, plz
. 3rd Place IPA2023: window seat, plz
. Silver Award PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris: CABA
. Silver Award PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris: window seat, plz
. Bronze Award PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris: That Sky Book
2022
.Gold Winner Portfolio TIFA: Zenith Nature
. Official Selection IPA2022: Zenith Nature
. Honorable Mention BIFA2022: Zenith Nature
. Honorable Mention MIFA2022: Zenith Nature
. Gold Winner Book/Fine Art BIFA2022: That Sky Book
. Bronze Award MIFA2022: That Sky Book
. Winning Placement / Second Place IPA2022: That Sky Book
. Shortlisted LensCulture Art Photography Awards: 2 photos: Water Chestnut, Fallen Sky
. Semi finals Share the View Int’l Nature Photography Competition: Fallen Sky
. Honorable Mention Chromatic Awards
. Official Selection and Honorable Mention IPA2022 (2 photos)
. Official Selection TIFA: Resting Flamingos
2021
. Honorable Mention PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris: Zenith Nature
2020
. Bronze Prize TIFA2020: CABA photobook
2019
. Honorable Mention IPA2019 (2 photos)
2018.
. Honorable Mentions IPA2018: East Canada Horizons (photography serie)
2017
. First Place (Best Film) Nature and Environment in CICFF: Winter Continuous Cycle
. Official Selection Near Nazareth Festival: Winter Continuous Cycle
. Official Selection kleff Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival: Winter Continuous cycle
