Riccardo Budini, graduated and worked for 8 years as an architect before turning to documentary photography full time. He is finalist of the Sony World Photography Awards (World Photography Organisation) 2012 and published on international newspapers and magazines. Featured on Lensculture.
In 2020, Riccardo moved to the Northern Apennines, renovating an ancient, isolated building in the woods as his home and photography laboratory, living in close contact with the mountains. Since then, he has focused on long-term photographic projects, choosing broad themes and expanding his use of contemporary photographic tools, including large-format film and traditional techniques.

Exhibitions: 

– Venice Art Biennale 2017 (Palazzo Mora, Palazzo Bembo – official collateral events)

– Tribeca at Soho Gallery. A venue run by retired NYtimes photojournalists (New York City)

– Rome, Italy – at Ex Cartiera Latina (an old paper mill converted into a museum space)

Books (published):

– LES EGLISES OUBLIÉE DE CORSE / LE CHIESE DIMENTICATE DELLA CORSICA. Roma: Gangemi, 2025

– UNDIAGNOSED / SENZA DIAGNOSI, Monte S.M. Tiberina: 2023

– LIVES OF THE BOLOGNESE PAINTERS, London: Harvey Miller Publishers, 2014 – 22 Photos on assignment for NGA-CASVA

Books (underway):

– SPIRITUS TERRAE – Earth’s living breath.  A photographic three-book essay on trees and forests (book one in 2027)

– INTO THE SECRET FOREST. An essay on hermitage and life in the woods

– BEIRUT / LEBANON – 30 YEARS FO RECONSTRUCTION (on hold)

Clients:
Riccardo worked for governmental cultural bodies like the US National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), Washington D.C., the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage in Rome, the Senate of the Italian Republic, the Spanish San Martin Pinario Museum and U.S.C. University of Santiago de Compostela,  the Italian ROMA TRE university. Amongst its private clients Riccardo counts on Bulgari Image dept., Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Rimowa GmbH., Solaria Corporation, iGuzzini lighting s.p.a. He’s also listed as a General Electric Lighting photography supplier and has been a contract photographer for other international companies.

Member of National Union of Journalists (NUJ) of London / Dublin and International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Riccardo is currently based in Central Italy. Please check the map below to know his current whereabouts.