In 1954, at the age of 24, Gianni Berengo Gardin took his first photograph. From that point, the camera would be his constant companion. After becoming a photojournalist, his simple yet raw language started to develop. For Berengo, it was not about art or about the act of photography, but the process of documentation. However, his images resonated with people. They did more than just provide information — instead he captured surreal moments which spoke to the subtle oddities of the human condition. Berengo’s approach to photography relies heavily on the fact that he uses only black and white film, no digital cameras or computerized post-production. He leaves all his images raw, exactly as he shot them. He believes that “making an image more attractive in post-production is artificial, clashing with his engrained photojournalistic instincts. The power of photography lies in its close connection to reality. Modifications can make it more beautiful or compelling, but it will no longer be the truth.” (http://silentbeings.tumblr.com/page/243) Gianni Berengo Gardin (born 1930) is an Italian photographer who has concentrated on reportage and editorial work, but whose career as a photographer has encompassed book illustration and advertising. "Undoubtedly the most important photographer in Italy in the latter part of the 20th century", "[f]or more than 50 years Gianni Berengo Gardin has been taking photographs with the humility and passion of a great craftsman." Born in Santa Margherita Ligure on 10 October 1930, Berengo Gardin lived in Switzerland, Rome, Paris and Venice before starting as an amateur photographer in 1954. As a photographer, he was self-taught, learning photography from 2 years he spent in Paris working with other photographers. In Berengo Gardin's first year as a photographer, 1954, his first photographs were published in Il Mondo. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Berengo_Gardin) undefined

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