Mario De Biasi

Working for Epoca from 1953 to 1983, De Biasi chronicled the life of Italy and the world. At the time, photographers such as Capa, Bischof, and Eisenstein collaborated with Epoca, while writers like Steinbeck, Palazzeschi, Biagi, and Zavattini contributed to the magazine. De Biasi never had to fear comparison. His exceptional talent and approach were recognized as early as 1956 when he produced an extraordinary photo reportage on the events in Hungary—a feat of both human and professional courage that earned him the nickname "crazy Italian."
De Biasi created 132 covers for Epoca and produced legendary reportages, such as his coverage of Walter Bonatti’s expedition to Siberia in 1964 and his documentation of the moon landing, capturing images of Neil Armstrong. His well-known photographs also include those from his travels outside Europe, in India, Japan, and Siberia, as well as his iconic shots of Milan and his "shirt-sleeved" portraits of the era’s key figures.
He published over one hundred books (including sixteen on Milan) and received numerous international awards. Enzo Biagi called him "the man who could photograph everything." Enzo Biagi called him "the man who could photograph everything."