Piero Martinello (b. 1985, Schio, Italy) is a portrait photographer working out of north‑east Italy. Trained at Fabrica (United Colors of Benetton’s communication centre), he assisted Mary Ellen Mark and Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin before launching a freelance career serving top international magazines and agencies. He is known for major campaigns such as Benetton’s Victims and It’s My Time, and impactful social‑awareness projects for the World Health Organization. His book Radicalia, featured in TIME’s Best Photobooks of 2016, explores radical living through minimalist portraiture. Piero’s work has been shown in leading galleries across the world and continues to bridge commercial, editorial, and socially conscious photography.
Clients
Financial Times / The Guardian / The Telegraph / The Atlantic / M Le Magazine du Monde / Der Spiegel / Stern Crime / Forbes / GQ / Australian Financial Review / Le Temps / Esquire / Io Donna / D Repubblica / Marie Claire / Internazionale / L’Espresso, Platform / Art Magazin / Wired / L’Officiel / Amica / Icon Magazine / IL, Il Sole 24 Ore / Colors Magazine / Neon Magazine / Die Weltwoche / Corriere della Sera / Repubblica / Pagina 99 / Walrus / Harper’s Bazaar
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions: Fabrica Features Shop, Lisbon. 2010 / Le Dictateur, Milan. 2015 / Foto-Forum, Bozen. 2015 / Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles. 2016 / Flughafen, München. 2017 / Espace Images, Vevey. 2017 / Campbell House Museum, Toronto. 2018 / Casa Corti, Pellio Intelvi. 2019-Permanent
Group exhibitions: Moscow Museum of Modern Art / Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia / Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza / Doc Field 16, Palau Robert, Barcelona / Carrè Rotondes, Luxembourg / Festival di Internazionale, Ferrara / PhEst, Monopoli / Techno, Museion, Bozen
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Awards
FABRICA, United Colors of Benetton’s communication research center, scholarship 2007/2009 / LUZ Fellowship, 2012 / Winner of Photo Folio Review at Les Rencontres d’Arles, 2015 / TIME best Photobooks of 2016
Contact: Piero Martinello, Fabbrica Saccardo, Via Progresso 1/H, 36015 Schio, Italy +39 3493687167 pieromartinello@gmail.com
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