Born in Cuneo, Italy in 1971,
Roberto has a Master in Photography from the International Center of Photography in New York, school directed by Cornell Capa, were he was admitted in 1993.
In 1995 he began his career as an assistant photographer in New York for photographer such as Fabrizio Ferri, Oliviero Toscani and Scott Frances.
In 1999 he opened his first studio, RP RICCI PHOTOGRAPHY in New York.
Parallel to the activity of commercial / advertising photographer, he has always developed and worked on personal projects, including:
UNDERGROUND 1992
Sulcis-Iglesiente strike miners
INTERNALLY DISPLACED 1993 Bosnian refugee camps in Slovenia
COWBOY'S CHRISTMAS 1996/1997
Life and sport in the cowboy tradition
DRESS CODE 9/11 2001 Portraits after 11 September
POSITIVE DEVIANTS 2005/2006 Vietnam
SUBWAY NOTES
Musicians and Artists in the 2013 NYC Subway
ANEMOS 2017/2018
A series of portraits of refugees seeking asylum in Italy.
AWARDS:
2017 PDN Story Tellers Awards winner (People Category)
2017 Honorable Mention International Photo Awards
2018 Bronze Medal Prix de la Photographie Paris
2019 Finalist World Report Award (NGO Category)
2020 Winner Fine Art International Awards (Portrait Category)
Recent solo exhibitions:
2018 Cloister of the Church of S.Agostino di Ventimiglia, Italy
2019 Sabir Festival, Lecce, Italy