Guido Alberto Rossi


Guido Alberto Rossi is an Italian photographer. He has worked in war photography, sports, travel, and aerial photography. His photographs have been published in most of the important magazines and in 38 photobooks.

Biography

Early life and education

Rossi was born on August 15, 1949, in Milan, Italy. He attended Collegio San Carlo Milano from 1964 to 1965 and later studied at Liceo Linguistico Internazionale from 1965 to 1967, where he focused on languages.

Career

Rossi began his career as a photographer, with his first work published in Sport Illustrato in 1966, covering the Monza Formula 1 Grand Prix. In 1967, he became a war photographer, capturing conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Later, he worked with sports and travel magazines. In 1977, he founded Action Press, and in 1978, he launched the Italian branch of The Image Bank in Milan and Rome. In 2004, he founded TIPS Images & Film and continued his photography career. Later, Rossi focused on aerial photography, combining it with flying, logging 1,600 flight hours as a pilot.
Andy Warhol’s famous NYC Statue of Liberty painting is an art version of one of his aerial images. His photos have appeared in Italian and international media. He has published 38 photobooks, including three self-published editions supporting the charity Il Pane Quotidiano in Milan.
In 2014, Rossi sold TIPS and started new projects. He joined Rotary Club Milano Nord and led the Migration Project, training 400 young Africans and developing an Italian language book and app. As part of Rotary Club Milano Villoresi, he was involved in two projects: a mobile dental clinic for the Italian Red Cross and Mare Nostrum, which removes lost fishing nets from Italian shores.

Publications

Rossi writes photography articles for magazines and online journals, including papale-papale.it, ocean4future.org, and Fotografia.it. He also did photo books on different topics, including,
  1. Motocross – De Agostini
  2. Vent’anni a Colori – Diapress
  3. Venice from the Air – Gallimard – Idea Libri- Bucher- Rizzoli
  4. Rome from the Air - Gallimard – Idea Libri - Bucher- Rizzoli - Weidenfeld & Nicholson
  5. Tuscany from the Air - Gallimard – Idea Libri -Thames & Hudson
  6. Florence from the Air - Gallimard – Idea Libri – Bucher – Weidenfeld & Nicholson
  7. Italy from the Air- Gallimard   - The Vendome Press - Thames & Hudson
  8. Vietnam – Flint River – Touring Club Italiano
  9. Egypt - Flint River – Touring Club Italiano
  10. Kenya- Flint River – Touring Club Italiano
  11. Australia- Flint River – Touring Club Italiano - Philip Wilson Publishers
  12. La Réunion Vue du ciel – Edition du Pacifique
  13. La Martinique Vue du ciel – Edition du Pacifique
  14. Guadeloupe Vue du ciel- Times Editions
  15. Mauritius from the Air – Times Editions
  16. Over Singapore – Archipelago Press
  17. Italy from the Air – White Star – Grund - Lincoln Publishers
  18. France from the Air – White Star – Grund - Lincoln Publishers
  19. Indonesia from the Air – Gallimard -
  20. Malaysia from the Air – Gallimard - Archipelago Press
  21. Egypt from the Air- Abrams – Mondadori – Dumont - Thames & Hudson
  22. Teatri D’Acqua- Nicolini Editore
  23. Turkey an Aerial Portrait – Abrams
  24. Basilicata vista dal Cielo – Mondadori Electa
  25. Acqua vista dal Cielo – Touring Club Italiano – Chasse Marée – Gobierno de Aragon
  26. Grèce vu du ciel – Gallimard
  27. Umbria Sacra e Civile- Edizioni Rai

Books with another Photographer:

  1. L’archeologie vu du ciel & Yan Arthus Bertrand – Azan
  2. USA- USA & Andrea Pistolesi - Touring Club Italiano
  3. Europa- Europa & Andrea Pistolesi - Touring Club Italiano
  4. Omaggio all’Italia & Andrea Pistolesi – Mondadori
  5. Omaggio al Mediterraneo & Andrea Pistolesi – Mondadori
  6. Terres D’Europe vu du Ciel & Daniel Philippe – Editions Terres D’Images

Produced for Charity

  1. Foto & Parole- Italian Red Cross / Rotary Club Milano Nord
  2. Foto, Diritti & Doveri - Italian Red Cross / Rotary Club Milano Nord
  3. È Solo un Clic – Pane Quotidiano Milano
  4. Foto e Bit - Pane Quotidiano Milano
  5. Libro - Pane Quotidiano Milano