Paolo Monti

Paolo Monti (11 August 1908 – 29 November 1982) was an Italian photographer known for his architectural photography.

In his early period, Monti experimented with abstractionism as well as with effects such as blurring and diffraction. In 1953, he became a professional photographer. He mainly worked with architecture reproductions, which were used by magazines and book editors for illustration. Starting from 1966, Monti catalogued the historic centres of Italian cities.

From 1939 to 1945, he lived in Mestre near Venice, then moved to Venice proper, where he worked at the Regional Agricultural Cooperative and continued his hobby of photography. Fotografie 1950–1980. Milan: F. Motta, 1993. . Edited by Giovanni Chiaramonte.

Exhibitions

First Biennial International Photographic Exhibition, Venice, 1957.

Collections Monti's work is held in the following permanent collection: Sforza Castle Pinacoteca, Sforza Castle Museums, Milan

Gallery