Dario Coletti photograper - Roma 10.06.1959

Dario Coletti, publicist photographer, was born in Rome in 1959.

He is presently the Deputy Manager of the “Istituto Superiore di Fotografia” in Rome, where he is coordinating the annual Master in Photojournalism. His photographs are kept in national libraries and museums. He published some books on anthropological and social issues, such as: “Ispantos”, Ed. Soter,Villanova Monteleone SS,2006, “Cooperazione in Trentino Alto Adige”, Ed. Brennero Der Brenner, Trento,2003, “Gente di Miniera”, Ed.Poliedro, 1999, “Ammentos”, a catalogue on popular Sardinian festivities, 1997, “Gesti”, Ed. Sinnos,Rome,1996, “180 Basaglia”, Ed.Sinnos, Rome, 1996, “Terr’‘e miniera”, Ed. Igesias,1994. He displays in international galleries and museums, such as: Opera House in El Cairo, Mole Gallery in Tokyo, Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, Santa Chiara’s centre in Trento. At the present, he is collaborating with the Eliseo Theatre in Rome for the issue of collection posters, with Tiscali he is working on the publishing of thematic telephone cards, he is taking care of the artwork and photography of the musician Enzo Favata’s cd covers. For Medicins sans Frontière, Dario Coletti is realizing a photo reportage in Haiti. He is working for national and international newspapers. Dario Coletti is taking part of collective projects as: “Wonders of Italy”, Bruxelles, February 2007; “Il fotogiornalismo in Italia 1945-2005”,trends and ways of the Italian photojournalism, Milan, December 2006; “storie Brevi”, abstract form the book “Ispantos” Termini Station, Rome, June-September 2007 within the International Photography Festival of Rome; “Premio Vender” collective Exhibition (R.Ballen,D.Coletti,M.Poli,L.Velasco, N.R.De Arellano Conde),August-September, 2007; “Ispantos”, solo exhibition at Palazzo Libera-Villa Lagarina, October-November,2007; “L’isola meravigliosa” Dario Coletti, Tagashi Koguchi),Isf-ci, Palazzo Cerere, Rome,7th February-14th March; “Unescoitalia”, 41 sites of world heritage seen by 14 photographs (O.Barbieri, G.Basilico, G. Berengo Gardin, L.Campigotto, D.Coletti, W. Guerrieri,V. Fossati, M. Iodice, G. Leone, M. Lecimple, R. Mariniello, L. Romano,F.Scianna).

During the last few years he dedicated his time to the analysis of the language in the documentary field.