Riccardo Bernardi

Riccardo Bernardi is an Italian photographer and visual artist based in Milan. He has been working in the field of photography since the early 2000s, and his work has been featured in numerous publications, exhibitions, and festivals around the world.

Riccardo was born in Milan in 1978. He studied photography at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, where he graduated with honors in 2003. After graduating, he began to work as a freelance photographer for various magazines and newspapers. His work has been featured in publications such as Vogue Italia, GQ Italia, Elle Italia, Marie Claire Italia, and many others.

In addition to his editorial work, Riccardo has also developed a personal photographic style that focuses on capturing everyday life moments with a unique eye for detail. His photographs often feature people from different backgrounds and cultures interacting with each other in unexpected ways. He is particularly interested in exploring themes such as identity, memory, and belonging through his images.

Riccardo's photographs have been exhibited at galleries and museums around the world including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACRO) Rome; Palazzo Reale Milan; Fondazione Prada Milan; MAXXI Rome; Palazzo delle Esposizioni Rome; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Turin; Galleria Civica di Modena; Galleria d'Arte Moderna Bologna; Museion Bolzano; Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa Venice; and many others. His work has also been featured at international festivals such as Les Rencontres d'Arles (France), PhotoEspaña (Spain), PhotoIreland (Ireland), Photolux Festival (Italy), Cortona On The Move (Italy), and more.

Riccardo's photographs have been collected by institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACRO) Rome; MAXXI Rome; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Turin; Galleria Civica di Modena; Galleria d'Arte Moderna Bologna; Museion Bolzano; Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa Venice; and many others.

Riccardo continues to live and work in Milan where he is currently developing new projects that explore themes related to identity, memory, belonging, and everyday life moments through photography.