Giordano Marco Riboli

About the author

Giordano Marco Riboli was born in Milan in June 1959. He is the grandson of an artist. His grandfather, Gino, born in 1892, was a traveling photographer from the Po Valley.

Riboli left Milan for work. He lived for many years in Southern Italy, the Middle East, and North Africa. He only recently returned.

Some notes on his recent career.

During the second intifada in 2000-2002, the photojournalist received an invitation. He was hosted at the UN facility in Jerusalem by Doctors Without Borders. He collaborated and lived closely with various international teams of psychologists, who worked in the branch offices in Jerusalem, Gaza, Jenin, and Ramallah. During the great exodus from Africa to Europe between 2002 and 2005, he was among the first Italian photographers. He denounced the danger of the Death Boats and emphasized the need for humanitarian channels.

In 2006/07, he wrote the report that launched the program, which was later broadcast on Rai. He denounced the poverty and neglect faced by political refugees in Italy. He was among the first to produce a report exposing the plight of divorced fathers forced to live under bridges.

He lived in earthquake refugee camps during the disastrous 2009 earthquake in Abruzzo. From April 7, 2009, he stayed there for over four months. These camps are known as tent cities. He works with volunteer psychologists in the Murata Gigotti camp. Among the many initiatives in which he actively participates, we highlight "Pirates for a Day." This initiative is dedicated to earthquake-stricken children in the province of L'Aquila. He collaborates with TVUno, a local broadcaster in L'Aquila. He also collaborates with the staff of Linea Blu, the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Penitentiary Police, and the non-profit organization Fondazione Tender To Nave Italia.

Also in 2009, he was in Kosovo for the tenth anniversary of the Balkan War. Living in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo, he visited various cities. These included Podujeva, also known as Besiana in Albanian, and Mitrovica, Mitrovicë in Albanian. Mitrovica is the district capital of Northern Kosovo. He also visited Prizren, Prizren or Prizreni in Albanian, which is the capital of Southern Kosovo.

In 2011, for the anniversary of Italian Unification, during Napolitano's visit to Milan, he was the President's photographer. He was assigned a direct assignment by the Province of Milan. He was one of the very few DIGOS-accredited photographers to record meetings at the Milan police headquarters.

In 2013, he created and promoted the solidarity project "Adoption at a Distance for the Elderly." Riboli's initiatives were already socially oriented. This was before photography as a therapy had been recognized in Italy. They were human-centered. They faced the difficulty of understanding what and why.

Since 2013, Giordano Riboli has been the creator and instructor of Therapeutic Photography (Phototherapy) courses. Since March 2015, he has been perfecting his skills in collaboration with doctors, psychologists, writers, and journalists of European and international renown in Milan.

His images, which advocate for the eradication of violence against women and violence in general, are visually striking.

In 2014, he created the Milano Love exhibition. It is a tribute to his hometown. For the first time, he presented his idea for the Distance Adoption for the Elderly project to the public. The mayor of Milan, during the presentation of the Distance Adoption for the Elderly project, spoke of the photojournalist. He said: An image can tell the story of a life. It can tell the story of a desire and a commitment. Giordano Riboli's photographs tell the story of our city, but also of a set of values. This is why, in the Milano Love images, we see the city that exists and, at the same time, the city we desire. An open, generous Milan that believes in the happiness of everyone, not just a few. Supporting those in need is the best way to express who we are. We are aware citizens. We are citizens who know the value of being together in good times and bad.

In 2015, Mursia Editori chose to publish Riboli's portrait of journalist Toni Capuozzo. It appears on the cover of the masterpiece Il Segreto dei Maro'.

In 2017, Riboli won the photography category of the 2017 Milan Journalism Award.

Giordano Riboli: Author of several books since 2018. These books denounce the social status of marginalized people and gender-based violence. They advocate for the creation of a dedicated European and national body. They focus on vulnerable people who require 24-hour personal and healthcare assistance to survive. They create and promote books, public presentations, and various photography exhibitions.

Giordano Riboli, a professional photographer, has always been committed to social issues, fostering understanding of the many facets of human life.

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Abruzzo earthquake in 2019, he published "Terremotosto-Aperto." In the same year, he published "Un Attimo di Attention-Opera Prima." He also published the first edition of "Le Maschere Della Vergogna." This will be updated in 2025 with the new title "Le Voci degli ipogei." 2020 "Microstories. A Moment of Attention 3rd Edition": 2020 "The Wrongs - Silence Kills Dignity": 2020 The Crosses of Aya Sofya.

From 2020 to 2025, she organized exhibitions and meetings aimed at raising public awareness on the issues of gender violence, human fragility, and immigration. In her images, the artist has captured the most personal aspects of the people she photographed, highlighting the fragility of human beings. The artist's goal is to raise public awareness of how precious and unpredictable it is to ensure a dignified present and future for all.

A moment of attention with Microstorie will always be available to help us change habits. The Photographic Panels Microstorie "Creative Recycling" was nothing but waste, trash that today is universal attention. I have created an exhibition. It is the result of the reuse and recycling of photographic prints. This happened for the first time in Italy and in the history of the "Pirellone." The Pirelli skyscraper (or palazzo) is the building in Milan that houses the Regional Council of Lombardy. Recycling in photography is the documentable history for us and for future generations.

Microstorie is a photography course, social reportage, and a message of solidarity. The theme is uniquely identified as the cornerstone of the construction of photographic thought.