2026 · Personal project
Tomato — Studies on an Italian Icon
Minimal still-life research on the transformation of an everyday object into a constructed cultural image.
View project →Matteo
Sergo
Photographer and visual strategist based in Trieste, working in Italy and abroad. The practice moves across portraiture, fashion, sport and fine-art research, with a focus on body, identity, movement and perception.
Selected projectsResearch
Research
and practice.
2026 · Editorial research
Fine Art / Research
Hope · Fallen Angels · Veil Studies · Morning Routine · Body Study
Independent bodies of work around identity, ritual, concealment, perception and the body.
View fine-art research →Awards & selectionsSelected
Selected
recognition.
2026 · PhotoVogue
2 × Best of PhotoVogue
PhotoVogue portfolio with 50 accepted photographs and two Best of PhotoVogue selections.
View profile ↗2017 · Nikon / Nital
Nikon Talents 2017
Selected among the 100 photographers awarded in the 2017 edition.
500px · Contest
Opposites — Winner
Winner of a 500px photography contest focused on the theme of opposites.
Selected exhibitionsWork
Work
in public.
2020 · Toronto, Canada
Broken Reality
500px group exhibition, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Selected among 100 photographers for the exhibition at 500px HQ.
Exhibition call / archive ↗2020–21 · Florence, Italy
Caffè dei Macchiaioli / Caffè Michelangiolo
Group exhibition — one photographic work exhibited during the Covid period.
Publications & featuresEditorial
Editorial
features.
2023 · 500px
10 up-and-coming photographers to watch
Selected by the 500px editorial team for World Photography Day.
Read feature ↗2019 · 500px
How to prepare for a creative photoshoot
The photograph Waiting featured in the 500px editorial article.
Read feature ↗Available for editorial projects, commissions, exhibitions and collaborations in Italy and abroad.
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