FRANCESCO BRIGIDA
Francesco Brigida (Monopoli, Puglia, Italy 1980) after studying Law at the University of Bari, moved to Milan, where he began his training by working as an assistant to numerous professional photographers and advertising studios. Specialized in architecture and fashion photography, in 2002 he immediately began working as a photographer and director between Milan and Paris for brands such as Valentino, Serge Lutens, Dior, Etro, Armani, Christophe Lemaire, Hermès, Kering group, Trussardi, Mila Schön, Tod's, Max Mara, Gianfranco Ferrè, Loro Piana, Dolce&Gabbana, Ferragamo, Hogan, Uma Wang, Erdem etc.
In 2015 he exhibited in the collective curated by Vittorio Linfante "The new vocabulary of Italian fashion" at the Milan Triennale. In 2016 his works find space in the exhibition "Haute à porter" curated by Filep Motwary at the Mode Museum in Hasselt (Belgium). In 2019, in Paris, he participates in the collective exhibition Image Nation in the Galerie Joseph and the following year he collaborates with Pierre Louis Mascia in the Leclaireur boutique. At the same time his shots are published in various international magazines: Vogue Russia, Vogue Japan, Vogue Poland, Vogue Portugal, Vogue Italy, Harper's Bazaar USA, Rolling Stone, Another Magazine, Dazed and Encens Magazine.
Between 2014 and 2018 he began to experiment with portraiture and taught as a photography teacher at the Italian Institute of Photography, Milan; European Institute of Design (IED), Milan; Paris College of Art, Paris. From 2011 to 2016 he was creative director of “The Greatest Magazine”, a publication dedicated to men's fashion.
In 2021 he published his first book, Study for a sculpture, Linke editions. He lives and works between Milan and Paris.
