Paolo Di Paolo
Paolo Di Paolo (17 May 1925 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian photographer. Di Paolo was born into a poor family in the town of Larino, Molise, Italy, the son of Michele Di Paolo, who ran a small shop selling tobacco and salt, and Michelina (née Lallo), a smallholder, painter and embroiderer. He died in Termoli on 12 June 2023, at the age of 98.
Paolo Di Paolo
- Born
- 1925 · Larino.
- Died
- 2023 · Termoli.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- photographer
- Fields
- photojournalism · photography
- Languages
- Italian
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Paolo Di Paolo (17 May 1925 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian photographer. Di Paolo was born into a poor family in the town of Larino, Molise, Italy, the son of Michele Di Paolo, who ran a small shop selling tobacco and salt, and Michelina (née Lallo), a smallholder, painter and embroiderer. He died in Termoli on 12 June 2023, at the age of 98.
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Born at Larino in 1925, died in Termoli in 2023.
The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is photojournalism and photography. Work by Paolo Di Paolo is recorded in the collections of Photography Collection.
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- 1.L’Italia perduta di Paolo Di Paolo.
- 2.Paolo Di Paolo, il fotografo nascosto.
- 3.Quando Paolo Di Paolo riprese in mano la macchina fotografica dopo 50 anni… per Style & Milano. Style.
- 4.Il mondo perduto negli scatti di Paolo Di Paolo. A Roma.
- 5.Pasolini e Paolo di Paolo: coast to coast Silvia Mazzucchelli. www.doppiozero.com.
- 6.Chi era Paolo Di Paolo, la Greta Garbo della fotografia. Marsilio Arte.
- 7.L’Italia nelle foto di Paolo Di Paolo.
- 8.Morto Paolo di Paolo, il fotografo dell'Italia che rinasce. 12 giugno 2023.
- 9.Giuseppe Casetti. Paolo Di Paolo "Il mio Mondo". ilmuseodellouvre.com. Il museo del louvre. 1 marzo 2016.
- 10.Giuseppe Casetti. Io e il fotografo Paolo Di Paolo. ilmuseodellouvre.com. Il museo del louvre. 14 luglio 2022.
- 11.Magazine: fotografia.
- 12.tvswizzera.it. Paolo di Paolo, il "fotografo ritrovato" in mostra a Milano. TVS tvsvizzera.it. 2021-05-15.
- 13.Ogni cosa è illuminata Al via la seconda stagione con Camila Raznovich.
- 14.Paolo di Paolo. Mondo perduto. Un viaggio inedito nell’Italia degli anni ‘50 e ‘60 tra contraddizioni e speranze.
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