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02 Photography · Video · Communication

In focus.

I’ve been telling the stories of people, brands and events for ten years. I come from reportage, I founded a production studio, worked in TV and led communications for a real estate group. That’s why my images are made to communicate: they have to work, not just look good.

Singer at the microphone in red light Portrait of a woman with glasses and a yellow scarf Bride seen from behind, black and white Smiling woman with a light blue veil Make-up backstage at an event Photographer holding a camera to his face
Photography
Events · Reportage · Portrait · Brand
Video
Ads · Social · Drone · TV
Strategy
Visual identity · Social · Ads
02 — Services

A pretty picture isn’t enough.

It has to say something, to the right person, on the right channel. That’s why I don’t just deliver files, but content with a clear place in your communication.

01Photo

Events and companies

Conventions, launches, festivals, weddings, nightlife. Real moments, no forced poses, fast delivery of images ready for communication and social media.

02Video

Ads and social content

From shooting to editing and colour grading. One production delivered in 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 and 16:9, ready for every platform.

03Strategy

Visual identity and direction

Guidelines, editorial plan, photo and video direction: everything speaks the brand’s language.

04Real estate

Architecture and property

Complex projects turned into clear, credible stories: building sites, spaces, lifestyle.

05Social & ads

Content that delivers results

Content designed for every platform and social ad campaigns, from someone who has led a company’s communications from the inside, working closely with the CEO.

06Drone

Aerial footage

Pilot with the EU EASA A1/A3 certificate, Open category: aerial shots for property, building sites, landscapes and brand content.

10yearsof visual communication
3yearsrunning a production studio
2yearsin TV as a camera operator
4formatsfor every video: 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9
03 — Showreel

Videos that work everywhere.

Ads, interviews, project stories and music videos. Tap a video to watch it here.

More work
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04 — Shots

Real moments, no poses.

Photographer in a white shirt holding a camera to his face
Reportage
Woman with a veil speaking emotionally into a microphone
Public events
Singer backlit in red
Live
Bride from behind, black and white
Wedding
Artist sitting in his studio among sculptures
Artist portrait
Girl dancing under red lights
Nightlife
Portrait of a woman with glasses and a yellow scarf
Portrait
People around a table during a workshop
Training
Hands holding a lit candle in the dark
Details
Smiling woman with a light blue veil
People
Make-up backstage at an event
Backstage
People and a dog under a greenhouse
Mission
Woman working in a kitchen
Everyday life
Wooden hut in the woods
Documentary
05 — Career

Every step, a new way to tell stories.

  1. 2025 — 2026

    Head of Communications and Visual Strategy

    Arked Partners · Verona

    I led communications and visual strategy for a real estate group working in development, construction and investment: visual identity, social media, content production, photo and video direction for architecture, real estate and lifestyle. Working closely with the CEO.

  2. 2023 — 2025

    Camera operator

    Videomedia S.p.A. · Vicenza

    TV productions in the studio and on location: news, field reports and documentary formats.

  3. 2022 — 2026

    Content coordinator

    Festival della Missione

    Visual content for the digital channels of a national non-profit event on cultural dialogue and international cooperation, from Thailand to the Amazon.

  4. 2021 — 2023

    Founder & Director

    Magistral Studios · Lonigo

    I founded and ran an independent production studio: video, photography and visual storytelling for brands, events and artists. Clients, deadlines and creative decisions, from concept to delivery.

  5. 2017 — now

    Photographer and videomaker

    Freelance · now self-employed

    Reportage and documentary storytelling for brands, cultural projects, events and independent productions. This is where I built my method.

06 — Method

A reporter’s mindset.

Mattia on set filming with a camera on a gimbal
On set · gimbal shooting
01

Observe

Before shooting, I look. I understand the context, the people, the rhythm of what’s happening.

02

Earn trust

Discreet, never in the way. When people trust you, they stop posing.

03

Let the stories speak

No staging: the best stories emerge on their own. My job is to be there.

  • Event reportage
  • Portrait
  • Video shooting
  • EASA A1/A3 drone
  • Editing
  • Colour grading
  • Photo and video direction
  • Visual identity
  • Social strategy
  • Social ads
  • Websites
  • Photoshop & Lightroom
  • AI imagery
  • Project management

Got a story to tell?

An event, a video, photos for your brand or a strategy to build: message me and let’s talk.