Alfredo Camisa Biography
Alfredo Camisa (Bologna, 1 September 1927 – Pescia, 7 August 2007) was an Italian photographer. Active in Italy between 1953 and 1961, he contributed significantly and irreversibly to the history of Italian Photography. His work has been rediscovered - at the levels it certainly deserved since the 1950s - in recent times, so much so that the Italian Federation of Photographic Associations awarded him the title of Master Italian Photographer in 2002 and dedicated a monograph to him. He has successfully participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and exhibitions, has contributed to the growth of Italian photographic culture and has published numerous books and photographic contributions (among the many Photography Year Book in the years from 1957 to 1962, Foto Annuario Italiano 1958, Lo Strait of Messina and the Aeolian Islands for the Italian Touring Club 1960, Italy: 100 Years of Photography for Alinari 1980) Most of his photographs, especially in the initial period of his activity, appear oriented towards formalism, research into composition and tones . The Master's best-known production, namely that of the portrait and the set figure, is very often improperly (at least in his case) defined as neorealist. After a very successful start following the publication in "Il Mondo" by Panunzio of some photographs from the Portraits, South and Africa series, the Maestro collected numerous awards, but was faced with the choice - very difficult at the time - whether to make his art also a profession or not.
