Photography
Shooting cultural, editorial and documentary photo assignments worldwide:
A Japanese woman wears a traditional ensemble during the Aoi Matsuri Festival, Kyoto. Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler.
A young Ethiopian holds a burning candle cross (handmade from beeswax) during Holy Night, Lalibela. National Geographic Traveler.
Romantic Russian tourists embrace the volcanic scenery, Krafla, Iceland. National Geographic Traveler LIFE ATOP A CAULDRON.
A fisherman checks the ripeness of his fermenting shark, Grindavik, Iceland. Salty Tours.
Yngvi Orn Kristinsson, Landsbanki's chief economist, holds his head describing Iceland's banking crisis, 2008. L'HEBDO "Islande, La fin d'un Rêve".
Silvio Berlusconi poses in his living room during the filming of his self-promotional Christmas message to the "popolo" of Italy. Mediaset.
A woman wearing a hijab passes in the shade of an alleyway, Stonetown, Zanzibar, Tanzania. National Geographic Traveler.
Birta Gudjonsdottir D-salur, D-Projects, Hafnarhús Listasafn Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.
Roman Sculpture Court, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. MET brochure.
Boiled octopus for sale at a street vendors, midnight, Naples, Italy. (Corriere dello Sport is pink). Condé Nast Traveler.
A vendor waits at her fresh citrus juice bar, Naples, Italy. Condé Nast Traveler.
Mr Natale, prosciutto maestro, checks the aroma and aging of San Daniele hams. San Daniele, Italy. Condé Nast Traveler.
A fresh loaf of bread, or boule, coming out of the woodfired oven at Boulangerie Poilâne, Paris, France. Smithsonian Magazine.
An open oyster with sour cream, caviar, topped with gold leaf, Oyster Bar of C Restaurant, Vancouver. National Geographic Traveler.
Bruschetta of garden fresh tomatoes, rucola, Tuscan bread, olive oil and salt, Tuscany, Italy. Geo Saison.
A stone holds a cloth cover in place on a balsamic vinegar barrel aging in Franco Colombani's acetaia, Sole di Maleo, Lombardy. L'Etichetta.
A simulated dome of magma glows in a snow dusted lava field next to Reykjanesvirkjun, a geothermal power station, Reykjanesviti, Iceland.
Some magazine covers
and a few more
Franco Maria Ricci Books
Roma Il Colosseo, Egypte-Egypte, Venini, Bodoni (2), Panatanee, FMR Grand Tour , +40 FMR pocket guides to “lost or forgotten” cultural assets, monuments and institutions of Italy.
Pøbel's bear @ Jokulsarlon, Iceland.
A Africa, animals, archaeology, architecture, arts, Arafat, Aurora Borealis, Australia, Austria B Barossa Valley, Blue Lagoon, Bologna C cake, Claire Valley, Coliseum, Costa Rica D design, dinosaurs E Egypt, embryonic dinosaur eggs, elephants, Ethiopia F fat, Finland, fish, Florence, food, G Galileo, Genova, giraffes H Hawaii, Helsinki, honey I Iceland, Israel, Italy J Jerusalem K Krafla fumarole L Liguria, lions M Milano, Morocco N Napoli O octopus soup P Patagonia, pasta Q Quran R Rome S science, snow T Tanzania, Tasmania, Tomatoes, truffles U Udine V Venezia W Wine X Factor Y Yarden wine Z Zanzibar, zebras ... and much more.
Goals
Create beautiful, heartfelt, and informative images.Books
FMR: Roma Il Colosseo, Egypte-Egypte, Venini, Bodoni (2), Lazio Delle Delizie, Panatanee.FMR Grand Tour & 40+ pocket guides to “lost or forgotten” cultural assets, monuments and institutions of Italy.Awards
Lowell Thomas Award, Art Directors Club Italiano for Sole di Maleo, Premio Barbi ColombiniDesign
Borealis Works designs comprehensive, creative, and cost-effective imaging solutions for new and refreshing ventures.Producer / Fixer
Coordinator for photographic campaigns & video productions.Clients
National Geographic, The New York Times, The Metropolitan Museum, Smithsonian Magazine, Archaeology Magazine, Brioni, Condé Nast Traveler, Die Zeit Dior, Geo, GQ, Vogue, Bloomberg, US News & World Report, Libération, L'Hebdo, L'Etichetta, FMR, National Museum of Iceland, UNESCO, Muji, Panasonic, Acid Man, and many more ... Thank You All!