My name is Claudio Gottardo, and I was born in Cerignola, Puglia, in 1983. I grew up watching my father photograph and write scripts with his family. I received my first Canon camera when I was 11, and I have never stopped photographing, fascinated by the possibility of stopping for a moment forever. At the age of 18, I moved to Turin, where I still live and work as a warehouse manager. My passion for photography has pervaded me since I was a child, attracted by the power to stop a moment forever and show my vision of life through creative thought. I spend hours having fun, observing and photographing life in black and white, attracted by the lights and shadows that accompany me in life. In the summer of 2020, I ranked first in the "A Different Summer" competition in the municipality of Nichelino. In December 2020, my photo was selected in the Ready (re) Departure category via the ACI Pistoia Photo Contest. Photography makes me happy, relaxes me, and amuses me. I am an amateur photographer because I love photography and its magic. International photographic exhibition “Lock Art”, from 9 September to 21 November 2021, at the Don Bosco House Museum in Turin (Italy).

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