Franco fontana biography
Franco fontana biography
Franco fontana photographer.
Franco Fontana
Italian photographer (born 1933)
Franco Fontana (born 9 December 1933) is an Italian photographer. He is best known for his abstract color landscapes.
Biography
Franco Fontana was born in 1933 in Modena.
Franco fontana biography wikipedia
He started taking photographs in the 1950s when he was working as a decorator in a furniture showroom.[1] In 1961 he joined a local amateur club in Modena. The experience would be a turning point in his career, and Fontana went on to have his first solo exhibition in 1965 at the Società Fotografica Subalpina, Turin[1] and at the Galleria della Sala di Cultura in Modena in 1968.
Since then he has participated in more than 400 group and solo exhibitions.[2]
Fontana has photographed for advertising campaigns for brands such as Fiat, Volkswagen, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Snam, Sony, Volvo, Versace, Canon, Kodak, Robe di Kappa, Swissair, and has been a magazine photographer for publications including Time,Life,Vogue (U