Athlete: Niccolò Mannion
Sport: Basketball
Client: Parmigiano Reggiano
Location: Milano, Italy
Niccolò Mannion, known as Nico, is an Italian basketball player with US citizenship, who plays as a playmaker or guard in Virtus Bologna and in the Italian national team.
After his NBA debut at a very young age, he returned to Italy to gain experience. He signed with Parmigiano Reggiano a contract as an ambassador, and I have been asked to take some photos that portrayed him in the sports field.
As always, I tried to make the most out of the situation and find a different point of view from the usual one.
Here are some of my favorite shots: one made by combining several shots in a single final to give the idea of movement; the other by synchronizing the flashes on the second curtain and creating light painting.
When someone ask me about Paralympic athletes, I always love to say that the first impression you get when you’re faced with a person with a disability is this feeling of fragility. But it only takes five minutes and an exchange of lines to realize that if there is a fragile person in the room, well that’s you!
“Ciao Palermo, Monza is calling” is a tribute to Italy, and in particular to the city of Palermo. But it is also a special way to celebrate the next Sunday Monza Grand Prix. In the video, the F1 single-seater RB7 driven by Max Verstappen crosses the Sicilian capital, touching the most representative and iconic places of the city in an unusual and suggestive four-wheeled ride, really unique in its kind.
