From the camera to the light: constructing the cinematic image on set with cinematographer Gherardo Gossi
One of the most prominent cinematographers in contemporary Italian cinema, he has collaborated with directors such as Daniele Vicari, Guido Chiesa, Emma Dante, Daniele Gaglianone, Francesco Amato, and Lucio Pellegrini. He has been nominated for a David di Donatello award for *Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood* (2013) and *The Macaluso Sisters* (2021), and for a Nastro d’Argento award for *Ammazzare stanca* (2025), *Via Castellana Bandiera* (2014), *Like the Wind* (2014), *Lesson 21* (2010), and *The Past Is a Foreign Land* (2009). He won the 2012 FICE Award for his cinematography on *Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood* and *Ruggine*, as well as the 2014 Bif&st award for Best Cinematographer for *Like the Wind*. Alongside his film work, he pursues a personal photographic practice focused on landscape, memory, and light. His upcoming work includes *Bianco*, directed by Daniele Vicari.