Mario De Biasi
Photographer
Born in Belluno in 1923. He joined Epoca in 1953 and in over 30 years filed reports for the magazine from around the world. Among these was a report on the Hungarian uprising of 1956, images of New York in the 1950s and many portraits. He has held exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In 1982, he won the “Saint Vincent Prize” for journalism and in 2006, following a proposal by the then assessore for culture, Vittorio Sgarbi, the municipality of Milan conferred upon him the Ambrogino d’oro. He died at the age of almost 90 on 27th May 2013, after receiving the prize for lifetime achievement from the AIF in February 2013.
Retrospettiva
Italian photographer Mario De Biasi mirroring himself with his Nikon camera into the window of a clothes shop. Behind him, some dummies. London, 1960s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Tram drivers standing on a tram to see inside the San Siro racecourse. This picture is taken from the monography "Mario De Biasi. Il mio sogno è qui", curated by Enrica Viganò, published in 2016 by Mondadori Electa. Milan (Italy), 1950 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR EVERY USAGE
Traffic at a crossroads in Milan. Milan, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Two couples cool down, jumping from the diving board on the seafront of the Romagna Riviera. Rimini (Italy). SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
The young actress and circus performer Moira Orfei walks towards the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, while a large group of men turns to look at her. She is turning away and wears a white dress. Milan (Italy), 1954. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Italian dancers Anna Baroni e Wanda Conti rehearsing a choreography on the Grand Hotel Rimini terrace. Rimini, July 1953 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A tourist taking a picture in front of the gothic doorway of the Santa Maria Immacolata Cathedral. Alghero, July 1955 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Little boys climbing the gates of the Duomo of Sassari. This picture is taken from the monography "Mario De Biasi. Il mio sogno è qui", curated by Enrica Viganò, published in 2016 by Mondadori Electa. Sassari, 1955 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Man and woman kissing and hugging each other while sitting on the beach. Ravenna, 1958 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
French actress Brigitte Bardot sitting on the grass and being photographed by the journalists at the 19th Venice International Film Festival. Venice, August 1958 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
The Italian director and screenwriter Federico Fellini kissing on the head his wife, the Italian actress Giulietta Masina during a gondola ride at the 16th Venice International Film Festival. Venice, 1955 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
An elegantly dressed girl is looking at a window shop in via Monte Napoleone. Milan, the '50s. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
American swimmers chatting under a flyover of the Rome Olympic Village. Rome, 1960 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Italian cyclist Sante Gaiardoni on his bicycle in the changing rooms' corridors. Rome, 1960 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
"An old priest crosses a street; in the background it is possible to see Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and its colonnade. Rome, 1955." SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A group of women and little girls playing the ring-around-the-rosy in piazza del Duomo. Pisa, 1963 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
View from above of a street crowded with cars lying around; in the middle, a man by motor scooter passes the space through a car and another. Paris (France), April 1954. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Seep grazing in the grass near San Siro stadium. Milan, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A knife grinder working under the gaze of two children. Milan, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Children singing and playing music in a kindergarden. Milan, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Some children walking in a street of Giudecca. Venice, March 1954 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A woman giving some fruits to some children. Bolzano, December 1954 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A little girl pulling a cart with two children on board in front of a church during the Geneva Summit to discuss global security, German unification and disarmament. Geneva, 18th July 1955 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A bunch of kids are flocking one side to another to appear in the shot, near the walls of the rural village of Trebisacce; their faces show a mixture of excitement, curiosity and boldness. Trebisacce (Cosenza), Italy, May 1957. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A woman observing the installation The American Supermarket by Robert Watts displayed at Il segno art gallery for the exhibition American Supermarket. A painting depicting a tridimensional turkey painted by Tom Wesselmann hanged above a shelf with Del Monte prunes, charcuterie and eggs. Rome, March 1965 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
View of corso Vannucci from the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. Perugia, June 1955 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Three visitors of the Modern Art Gallery of Milan are looking at the works of the exhibition of paintings of the French painter Georges Rouault. Milan, spring 1954. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A couple during honeymoon, filmed from behind on the terraces of Milan Cathedral, leaning on the stone parapet under a gothic cusp; they admire the beautiful relief of one of the big spires of the roof, and the glass and iron dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in the background; she took off her heeled shoes to be comfortable during this cultural itinerary. Milan (Italy), 1955 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Top view of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, with passers-by and the historic Biffi restaurant. Milan (Italy), 1950 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR EVERY USAGE
View of the right boxes of the cavea of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan during the season inauguration night; the audience, among them the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Gronchi, shall watch the opera 'Norma' by Bellini, played by the singer Maria Callas. Milan, December 7, 1955. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A little Italian girl who survived the Belice earthquake eating pasta embarked on by a man. Sicily, January 1968 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Commuters arriving at Porta Romana railway station. Milan (Italy), 1950 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR EVERY USAGE
View of the Piazza Duca d'Aosta in Milan, from the Central Railway Station towards via Vittor Pisani. Milan, the '50s. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Cyclist travelling alongside a car. Germany, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A British man with a bowler hat and an umbrella walking in a street of the city. London, 1960s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A man walking towards a building in QT8 quarter in Milan. Milan, 1960s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Two boys jumping sneakily on a tram. This picture is taken from the monography "Mario De Biasi. Il mio sogno è qui", curated by Enrica Viganò, published in 2016 by Mondadori Electa. Naples, 1954 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
View of a sloping alley in the Old Town, the clothes, hanging on wires, occupy most of the sight; a child smiling and an elderly woman stand in the middle of the road on the foreground. Naples (Italy), May 1957. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Along the street, two children look amazed a coster selling balls; behind them, a crowd of people follow a hearse in the distance. Naples (Italy), 1960. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Some people walking in the shopping gallery Umberto I. Naples, February 1960 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Some people walking on Via San Gregorio Armeno, the street in Naples town centre well known for the Christmas creche workshops. Naples, 1960 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Bathers wearing their bathing suit at the poolside of the bathing establishment La canzone del mare, the smartest hangout in Marina Piccola bay. Capri (Naples), Italy, July 1960. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Italian children and youngsters on the steps of an alley. On the kiosk Ferrania photographic films advertising sign. Capri, 1960 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A woman with a dog sitting by the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria. Florence, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A woman standing on a little wall with a camera in her hands. Beside her, the entrance of a building. Fiesole, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
People discussing with a photographer on a panoramic terrace. Fiesole, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Bernini's colonnade in St Peter's Square. This picture is taken from the monography "Mario De Biasi. Il mio sogno è qui", curated by Enrica Viganò, published in 2016 by Mondadori Electa. Rome, 1949 SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Two girls on a canoe on which are loaded some bananas, among other canoes. Latin America, 1970. SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
A man photographing the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria. Florence, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
Two people observing the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici Duke of Nemours made by Michelangelo Buonarroti for the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo. Florence, 1950s SPECIAL FEE - CONTACT US FOR NOT EDITORIAL USAGE
