Giovanni Del Brenna’s Profile

Giovanni DEL BRENNA                                                         

Italian, born 06/03/74                                                 

Tel : (+39) 339 639 7135

e.mail : giodb74@gmail.com

www.luzphoto.com

EXPERIENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Several publications in Italian magazines and abroad.

Sep. 2011 Publication of the book En produisant par la Lorraine, commissioned by EDF.

July 2011 Exhibition Untitled City at the Arsenal, Metz, France in the context of the exhibition Nos Vi[ll]es.

Feb 2010 Distribution des photos par l’agence LUZ photo

Dec 2009 Photos for the book Eugenio Battisti, Rome, Italy, Gangemi Editore,  curated by Antonio Piva

Juin 2009 exposition collective La Grande Abbuffata. Scarti, Scorie, Sprechi. Risorse Energetiche? Curated by KO.JI.KU (consorzio giovani curatori), Palazzo Rosso, Genova, Italia

Feb 2008 Publication of a portfolio on Leica Fotografie International.

Oct. 2006 Nominated New Photographer for Advertisement 2007 by Getty Images.

Jun. 2006 Publication of the book L’aria di Firenze for Hermès Italy.

Mar. 2006 Nomination for the final selection of the Joop Swart Masterclass

Oct.2003/07 Collaboration with the magazine Amica (monthly women magazine) for editorial stories (average of 9 stories a year)

Aout 2004 Participation à l’exposition collective “Agora” dans les rues de Bordighera (IM) Italie, curated by Leo Lecci et Paola Valenti.

Jun. 2004 Personal exhibition: Spazi: New York 2004 New York, Politecnico di Milano and Villa Borromeo Litta at Lainate, curator: Arch. Antonio Piva

Mar. 2004 Nomination for the final selection of the Joop Swart Masterclass

Oct. 2003 Participate to the Eddie Adams Workshop

Photo-reportage “The Cage”, W4th Playground, NY. Published on Special New York GEO, n.5 October-November 2003

Jul. 2003 Photo-reportage “The Cage”, W4th Playground, NY. Published on Planètes Jeunes, n.63 June-July 2003.

Mar. 2004 Digital Printing for the VII exhibition “WAR” (James Nachtwey’s photographs) at the International Center of Photography Museum

Dec. 02- Mar. 04 Assisting James Nachtwey

Sep. 2002 Distribution contract with Grazia Neri Agency

Photographs of September 11 published on Stern magazine and Here is New York, New York, Scalo, page 54-55

Aug. 2002 Teaching Assistant for Holly Pedlovsky at the “Lake Como, Italy” workshop inserted in the ICP Travel Abroad Program

2001-02 International Center of Photography – certificate in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism

Apr.-Jul. 02 Internship at pixelpress.org

Sep. 2001 Photographs of September 11 published on the New York Observer

Jun. 2001 Personal exhibition: Giornate Romane (Gay Pride and Youth World Day at Rome), Images on the Road, Ottica Giovenzana, Milan, curator: Lanfranco Colombo

2001 Photography lessons at the junior school S. Francesco of Acilia and  Dragona (Rome) in collaboration with the social centre  L.285: “Il Bernoccolo delle Idee” of Casal Bernocchi (Nov. 2000 – Feb.)

Nov. 2000 Photo-reportage realized at St Elizabeth’s Home: “Martin”, Gente di Fotografia, Anno VII n°26, Autunno 2000, pag. 16 a 19

Photos of the Biennale di Architettura di Venezia for the web magazine Arquitextos, www.vitruvius.com.br/drops/drops.asp

Photos for the website of the Cooperativa Sociale Assistenza e Territorio, www.assistenza-territorio.it

Aug. 2000 Photos for the French archaeological mission in St. Régis and Maripà sites (Guyane Française),  Jesuitical ruins, of the XVII century

Nov. 1999 Portraits for OLTREMANO: Luoghi d'affezione,  Milan, Triennale di Milano/Charta

Mar. 1999 Personal exhibition: Angola, Images on the Road, Ottica Giovenzana, Milan, curator: Lanfranco Colombo

1997 Photo-reportage for the international congress: Cultura e Socializzazione Nelle Citta Europee del Terzo Millennio, FrancoAngeli, Milan

1995-96 Collaboration with Terre di Mezzo, Milan

Aug. 1994        Reportage in Ganda refugee camp in Angola, for the International Committee of the Red Cross

Jun. 1994 Personal exhibition: The Holy Week at Granada, Instituto Superior Tecnico de Lisboa;

May 1994 Award for individual photograph in the Third Photo-Marathon of Lisbon

1993-94 Collaboration with Nucleo de Arte Fotografica do Instituto Superior Tecnico de Lisboa

LANGUAGES

Italian: mother language

French: as mother language

Portuguese: as mother language

English: fluent

Spanish: fluent

EDUCATION

2001-02 International Center of Photography – certificate in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism

1999 Politecnico di Milano - Degree in Mechanical Engineering (M.S. equivalent);

1997 -1998  ELASIS (FIAT group), Pomigliano d'Arco(Naples) : Experimental degree Thesis.

‘Potential and limits of Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) applied to a low-powered motor’

Apr.-Jul. 97 Magneti Marelli France, Nanterre (Paris) work experience: Study and problem resolution of GDI injectors

1996 -1997 Ecole Centrale de Lille (France)

(ERASMUS-TIME university exchange program)

1993 - 1994 Instituto Superior Tecnico de Lisboa (Portugal)

(ERASMUS-TIME university exchange program)

1991 - 1997 Politecnico di Milano- Facoltà di Ingegneria

(indirizzo Meccanica Energia;)

1991  Lycée Stendhal, Milan - Baccalauréat C, mention Bien

1981 - 1988  Lycée Molière, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - Junior and High School