Davide Monteleone
Born in 1974 Davide Monteleone spent the first 18 years moving to various cities of Italy cause of the work of his parents. He studied engineering and then stopped to move first in the U.S. and then England. Is here that he started discovering his interest in photography and journalism. Back to Italy in 2000, he completes his studies in photography and begins to work with the major Italian magazines. At the end of 2001 he moves again, this time to Moscow, where he lives permanently until 2003 working as correspondent for the photo agency Contrasto. This choice is determinant for his career. He start working regularly with major national and international newspapers such as D, Io Donna, L’espresso, New York Times, Time, Stern, New Yorker, just to name a few. Since 2003 lives between Italy and Russia, where he is pursuing long-term personal projects and continues his editorial work. He published his first book “Dusha, Russian Soul” in 2007, and “La line inesistente” in 2009. He does not forget the international news and its reports has won numerous awards including the World Press Photo in 2007 and 2009, the International Photo Award in 2008, Emerging Photographer Grant, Freelens Award and many others. In recent years alongside the editorial work, He started exhibiting and teaching.
Archive: www.contrasto.it
Clients:
Accademia di Francia
Ama Roma
Boscolo Hotel
British American Tobacco
Confindustria
Emergency
Gazzetta dello Sport
IED
Istituto Oncologico Regina Elena
Mondadori
Nestle’
Olio Sasso
Metro Roma
RCS
Renault