Florence and Milan based photographer Maurizio Melozzi has been shooting professionally for about 10 years, and his work has been featured in publications such as GQ, Glamour, Marie Claire, Panorama, Amica, Velvet, Jackie, Cosmopolitan, Sin Elite, Flair, Elle, Vogue (Russia), L’Offciel (Russia), InStyle (Russia), and Harper’s Baazar.

He’s inspired by photographers like Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber, William Klein, JB Mondino, and some of Terry Richardson’s work. At the moment Maurizio is working on new editorials and advertisement campaigns, and he is always trying to evolve as a photographer, so he dedicates his time off to study and do research.

Here’s some of his work:


April 20th, 2010

Paris based Gyslain Yarhi has been in the business for over 15 years, and is one of the absolute heavy weights. His work has been published in publications such as Black & White, Dealer de Luxe, Elle (France), Elle Deluxe (Russia), Elle (Norway), Glamour (Italy), Gloss, Harper’s Bazaar  UK, Harper s Bazaar (Singapore), Icone, Madame Magazine (Germany), Madame Figaro, Marie Claire UK, Spruce, Surface, Sunday Time, Tank, Tique (Norway), The Independent, Tresor, Vogue (Australia), and dVogue Joyas. His commercial clients include Body Shop, Jacques Dessange, Urban Decay and many more.

His work is quite versatile, and his portfolio consists of nothing but highly inspirational photography, from beauty to fashion.

Here’s some of his work:


April 6th, 2010

New York based fashion photographer Jamie Nelson is inspired bye everything around her- textures, people, sounds and places, and she tries actively to seek inspiration outside of photography as much as possible. Jamie has been working professionally for about 6 years, and her work has been published in publications such as Cosmo, Elle (Russia), Harper’s Bazaar En Español, InStyle Germany, Lula, Nylon, Oyster, Plaza, Vanidad and Vanity Fair (Italy). Her commercial clients includes companies such as Olay, Carlos Campos, Sunban Eyewear, Warner Brothers, Disney, Eenamaria Handbags and many more.

I am personally a big fan of Jamie’s work and style, and I can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.

Here’s some of her work:


New York based Karine Basilio has been working professionally for about ten years, and her work has been published in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Zink, Vip and Criativa.

She finds herself inspired by different sorts of art forms, as well as movies and music. At the moment she’s working on something she describes as “a wild bikini shoot“, so keep an eye on her, because her work is amazing.

Here’s some of it:


August 27th, 2009

So here it is, finally, the post #100 her at Ben Trovato Blog. And for this special occasion I have chosen to feature what is one of my absolute favorite fashion photographers, Sølve Sundsbø. Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian fashion photographer who started out taking reportage and action photos of his friends skiing and clubbing and realized that he wanted to pursue photography seriously. He moved to London in 1995 where he studied at London College of Printing, before working as an assistant for photography legend Nick Knight for three years.

“He’s accelerated at a fast rate,” says Nick Knight. “I can always tell which of the assistants are going to do well because they have drive. Add to that the fact that Sølve loves all things modern. He’s excited by the future. New technologies have entirely changed the photographic landscape and he’s someone who is embracing these different directions.”

Now Sølve has worked for clients like Giorgio Armani, Bally, Boucheron, Etro, Givenchy, Gucci jewellery, Hermès, H&M, Iceberg, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Yves Saint Laurent, Levis, Nike, Sergio Rossi, Emanuel Ungaro and Puma. His editorial clients include Another Man, Dazed and Confused, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D, Japanese Vogue, Numero, Pop, Visionaire, V and W. He has directed short films for Nike, Gucci and SHOWstudio.

Sølve’s work is a huge source of inspiration to photographers all around the world, and especially to Norwegian photographers, like me. As there are not any other Norwegian fashion photographers doing it as good as Sølve

Here’s a huge collection of his work:

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Jakarta based fashion photographer Nicoline Patricia Malina has done editorial work for magazines such as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Maxim and many more. Her commercial clients include Lux, Clear, Ponds and Dove. I love her work and can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.

Here’s some of her work:

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August 12th, 2009

About time I posted something about Chris Heads’ work. The Milan based fashion photographer has a style and approach that fits this blog perfectly, which of course means I find his work very inspirational. He has done work for magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Wallpaper, Elle and many more. His commercial clients include H&M, Mango, Nokia and Vodafone.

Here’s a taste of his work:

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July 16th, 2009

I have a thing for Greg Kadel’s outdoor photography. I simply love the mood he’s able to get in to his images. Kadel is based in New York, but was born and raised in Philadelphia. He has shot editorials for Vogue Italia and Harper’s Bazaar, but is most known for being a frequent contributor to Numero.

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“Sun Goddess” is shot by Paola Kudacki and features model Diana Dondoe. It was published in the July 2009 issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK. Although I feel the sun tinted look is quite over used these days, I love the feel of these photos.

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Photography legend Peter Lindbergh captures Catherine McNeil in this editorial called “Street Chic”, for Harper’s Bazaar’s March 2009 issue.

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