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ABOUT
Mattia Cazzola (MAT©)
Work
My work lives at the intersection of fashion, lifestyle, and portraiture—but I’ve never been one to stay within the lines. I move freely between styles, drawn to anything that lets me explore identity, attitude, and atmosphere. I shoot on commission, collaborate with magazines and brands, and often find myself pulled into unexpected projects with galleries and individuals alike.
I call my style punk and amateur—not because it's unrefined, but because it resists polish for the sake of truth. I’m interested in what’s raw, what’s imperfect, what feels real. Over the years, my photographs have found their way into gallery walls and event spaces across Italy and London, always carrying a bit of rebellion with them.
In 2015, I left Europe behind in search of something new. I landed in New York City and started over. Now based in Los Angeles, I continue to build a body of work that reflects not just where I am, but who I’m becoming.
Studies
Since I was a child, images were my language—first through drawing, then through the lens. That obsession became a path. I attended the top art school in Vicenza, where I learned to see the world differently, and in 2011, I continued that journey at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice. There, I immersed myself in New Technologies for the Fine Arts, blending photography, graphic design, and video into a fluid creative practice.
In July 2015, I took a defining step by studying Fashion Photography at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, under the guidance of acclaimed photographer Stefano Babic. That experience sharpened not only my eye, but also my understanding of how to shape visual stories that move across time, culture, and fashion.
These foundations continue to inform everything I create—intuitive, grounded in fine art, but always open to the unknown.
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