Oliviero toscano biography of mahatma
Oliviero toscano biography of mahatma
Oliviero toscani, benettons shock photographer, dies aged 82!
Oliviero Toscani
Italian photographer (1942–2025)
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Toscani in 2007 | |
| Born | Oliviero Toscani (1942-02-28)28 February 1942 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 13 January 2025(2025-01-13) (aged 82) Cecina, Italy |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Spouse | Kirsti Toscani |
| Children | 3 |
Oliviero Toscani (28 February 1942 – 13 January 2025) was an Italian photographer,[1] best-known worldwide for designing controversial advertising campaigns for Italian brand Benetton from 1982 to 2000.[2][3]
Early life and career
Toscani was born in Milan, and took up photography following in the footsteps of his father, Fedele Toscani, famous Italian photographer, founder with Vincenzo Carrese of the Publifoto photographic agency, then of his own photographic agency (Rotofoto), then photo reporter for the newspaper Corriere della Sera.
After obtaining his diploma at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich