I began working as a photographer in the early 1990s, focusing on editorial and documentary projects that explore the connections between people, place, and memory. My path has taken me from Italy to Vienna, Sydney, and, for more than two decades, Shanghai — a city that has deeply influenced both my vision and my understanding of transformation. My photographs have been published in numerous international magazines and are often centered on the changing urban landscape, social transitions, and the quiet resilience of everyday life. I approach each story with a documentary sensibility and a precise, personal style, seeking to capture the atmosphere and human texture behind every subject.
Alongside my editorial and personal work, I also develop visual projects for companies and institutions, translating the same narrative approach into the field of corporate and industrial photography — a discipline to which I dedicate a separate website.
Dividing my time between Italy and China, I continue to pursue assignments and long-term projects that reflect on identity, progress, and the passage of time in contemporary society.
Publications : New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Vanity Fair Germany, Merian, Marie Claire, GQ, Focus (Germany), Daily Telegraph Magazine, The Times, The Financial Times (UK), Panorama, Corriere Magazine, D di Repubblica, Newton, Internazionale, Wired (Italy), Le Monde (France), Geo Japan, Geo Korea, Elle Decor China.
Corporate Clients :ExxonMobil, Microsoft, Avery Dennison, Intel, Allianz, Bouygues, Aleris, Hager Group, Veolia, Vopak, Siemens, BASF, Selle Royal, Mennekes, DHL, Rio Tinto, Valeo, Volvo, Stanford University.
A dedicated selection of my corporate and industrial work can be found here: www.danielemattiolicorporate.com
Main Exhibitions :
1999 Reportage Festival Sydney (Australia) - Australia(ns)
2001 Palazzo Trinci Foligno (Italy) - Isola di Adesso
2002 Villa Amoretti Turin (Italy) - Australia(ns)
2002 Leica Gallery Solms (Germany) - Ping Pong School in Shanghai
2003 Anzenberger Gallery Vienna (Austria) - Shanghai
2004 Sanjiangyuan International Photography Festival in Qinghai (China) -Shanghai-
2006 Italian Cultural Office in Shanghai (China) - Shanghai
2006 Visa Pour L' Image Perpignan (France) - Screening -Sigma Recycling factory in Shanghai
2006 Pingyao Photo Festival (China) - Cosplayer in China
2009 Yonkang Lu Openings Shanghai (China) - Cosplayer in China - Group Show
2010 Epsite Gallery Shanghai - Cosplayer in China
2010 Zaja Beijing - Danno d'immagine - Group Show
2011 Biennale Venezia,Istituto Italiano di cultura Shanghai ,Padiglione Italia nel Mondo, - "The Graft" work in collaboration with Girolamo Marri
2011 Zuni Art Ferrara (Italy) - Cosplayer in China
2011 Luoping Photo Festival Yunnan , (China) - Fallen Angels (Cosplayer) -
2012 Viaggiatori sulla Flaminia 8th Edition (Italy) - Foligno, Portrait -
2013 Ray Art Center Shanghai -Group Exhibition - Chongqing
2014 Spello Photo Fest (Italy) - Cosplayer in China
2014 WhyWhyArt Shanghai - Community Hospital - Group Exhibition
2015 WhyWhyArt at Chic Oasis gallery Nanjing Erutuf - Group Exhibition
2017 WhyWhyArt at Chic Oasis gallery Nanjing On Starting another conversation about Comparative Feminism - Group Exhibition
2017 WhyWhyArt at We Avenue gallery Suzhou To Be Like Water ? - Group Exhibition
2024 Galleria Gola Milan - Rise of Shanghai