Stefano Zardini started his photography studies in Milan at the Technical Institute of Photography, then moved to London where he specialized in portraits and reportages working for several professional Studios.
In the early 1970s he started his career as free-lance photographer working for fashion magazines, such as Vogue and Harpers Bazar. He also worked for geographic magazines, and his panoramic photographs appeard on Airone, Bell'Italia, Bell'Europa, Atlante, Berge, Alp, Cond? Nast Traveller, AD-Architectural Digest, European Travel & Life, Ski, and others.
But soon his focus turned to photo-journalism. Assignments have taken him world wide, visiting and documenting life and conflict situations in 55 countries. Some of his reportages on war or civil revolutions include Angola 1988, Mozambique 1988, Chad 1986, Iran-Iraq 1987. He was one of the few foreign photographers allowed to enter in some countries wich were still closed, such as North Vietnam in 1985, Oman in 1987, South Yemen in 1987 Saudi Arabia in 1987, Albania in 1988. For some of his reportages (e.g. Iraq and Saudi Arabia) he was arrested.
Stefano Zardini has cooperated with several organizations, such as the United Nations, the International Red Cross, and many NGOs, following their missions and documenting emergency situations.
His stories and photographs have been published by the Italian news magazines Panorama, Corriere della Sera, Der Spiegel, Max.
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One of the latest reportages was realized in Afghanistan and documented the trafficking of heroin across the Afghan-Tajick border, one story about drug, prostitution and homeless in Moscow and the latest on prostitution and drudgery works in India.
At the moment he is following a project on electric energy in the North Sea and in a few months in Siberia and Kazakistan.
For the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations, in 1995, Stefano Zardini was assigned by the United Nations with the preparation of a personal exhibit on Human Rights, which was displayed in the United Nations Building of Geneva. In 1998 he cooperated with the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) for the realization of an Exhibit on Drugs. The exhibit was held on the occasion of the Special Session of the General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York (June 1998), and is currently travelling worldwide.
During more than 25 years as a photographer, Stefano Zardini published 31 photographic books and his photographic archive is made of more than 150.000 images. His latest publication is “One of Sixty”, a rough and intense portrait of the world of Rugby, mainly represented from outside the match field.
During these years 20 solo exhibits have been realized with his photographs in Cortina, Rome, Milan, Solferino, Palermo, Geneva and Paris, in addition to 6 exhibitions in Cortina, Milan, Brescia, Wien and Bangkok.
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If you are considering a new assignment or publication,
or if you wish to view Stefano Zardini's stock portfolio,
please contact his Studio:
FOTOGRAFIA ZARDINI IKONOS
Via Jacheto, 8
32043 Cortina d’Ampezzo (BL)
Italia
+39 0436 2930 (tel)
+39 0436 867687 (fax)
+39 335 331937 (cellulare)
E-mail: essezeta@sunrise.it
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