A sad loss

Sunday 22nd of April 2012

Lensmodern was very saddened to hear of the death of its member Claudio Alessandri in February this year. Claudio had been a member since 2009 and the Lensmodern Gallery represents over four hundred of his images.
     Claudio Alessandri turned to photography in 1975, after studying Architecture in Milan. He assisted a number of famous Condé Nast photographers, from Barry Lategan (also a Lensmodern member) to Oliviero Toscani. In 1985 he became a professional freelance photographer and, during a successful career, photographed for clients such as Vogue Italia, Uomo Vogue and Harper's Bazaar Italia. His work was also exhibited in Paris and Berlin and he received several prestigious awards. In 2001 a book of his work was published entitled 'Women', which featured a series of photographs of women, all of whom had never posed nude before. shot in 10x8 format over a period of several years in his studio.
     Claudio will be greatly missed in the photography world.