Roberto Tondi

I was born in 1964 in Zollino, near Lecce, half way between the Ionian and Adriatic Seas, surrounded by the solemnity of ancient Roman architecture and the exuberance of churches and aristocratic residences built in the distinctive Lecce baroque style.
Growing up in the presence of so much history and beauty led me to reflect on visual languages from an early age.
Thus, after training as a photographer, I continued to study not only the history of the great photographers, but also the history of art and new media: on one side Cartier-Bresson, Klein, Capa, Herwit and Scianna; on the other De Chirico, Boccioni and Balla.
I soon realised however that books would not be enough.
Having completed my studies, I flew to Israel for the first of a series of journeys that led me to train my lens on the places, people and stories of the entire world.
In 1989, on my way back from the Middle East, I opened my studio in Lecce, combining my work as a professional photographer for fashion, advertising, art catalogues and photo books for actors and models with research into new photographic languages. The latter has led me to progressively specialise in liquid reportage and narrative and emotional approaches, seeking to capture the identit...

I studied history of photography and history of art at a regional institution

December 2010, exhibition (People) with publication- il Castello CarloV a Lecce,
May 2015, exhibition (Est Ovest) Palazzo Vernazza, Lecce, Italy during the Mediterranean Festival
June 2015, exhibition as part of the Respiro Photo Contest, Palazzo Turrisi ,Lecce, Italy
June 2016 exhibition (Stone Painting) with catalogue- Galleria Foresta Lecce, Italy
May 2017 group exhibition (Visionary Art Show) presso Palazzo Vernazza a Lecce
June 2017 exhibition ( Jerusalem) – Jewish Museum, Lecce, Italy
October 2017 exhibition (errARTE) Castello Risolo, Specchia (LE), Italy
December 2017 Double exposure (Tutto si trasforma) Lecce/Ostuni (BR), Italy
February/March 2018 exhibition (Stone Painting) fondazione San Domenico, Crema (CR), Italy
May 2018 group exhibition (Carrousel du Louvre ) Paris- exhibition held at the Carousel du Louvre Paris
June 2018 –Permanent exhibition- Jewish Museum – Lecce
March 2019 – Permanent exhibition Morgenstern da Mario - Zurich
May 2019 – Permanent exhibition Winery Moros - Lecce