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I was born and grew up in what used to be quite a small town, Castelfranco Emilia , in the Italian province of Modena, known around the world for being the hometown of the late opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti , the Ferrari racing and sport cars , as well as various food specialties, such as balsamic vinegar from Modena, tortellini, cotechino, zampone, and Lambrusco wine, among others.
I studied photography and journalism at the Vrije Academie Psychopolis in Den Haag, Holland, and travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and Centrl America, going back to Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, every year toward the end of summer to work as the de-facto manager of the then brand new electronic scale system that weighed and tracked all incoming grapes at one of the many local wineries.
Later, I settled down and worked first as a professional photographer in the graphic and photography studio of the now defunct ArsItalia Advertising Agency in Bologna, then as the owner of Photostudio Videoteque Club, my own photo and video production studio. The travel bug and passion for wine, however, remained alive throughout my professional career. So it was that, in the 1990's I sold my business and rewarded myself with a one-year sabbatical, and took a trip around the world to decide what to do when
art-i-zen.com: the webmaster for the small business