Lorenzo Maccotta was born in Rome in 1982. After a bachelor degree in Philosophy and a course at Scuola Romana di Fotografia in 2005, he focuses his attention on contemporary issues and begin his activity in photography. His stories has been published on CNN Photo, Time Lightbox, People, GEO Kompakt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Stern, ADAC Reisenmagazin, DB Mobil, Internazionale, L’Espresso, Panorama, Sette, Sportweek, Marie Clair, Io Donna, D la Repubblica delle donne, Monthly Photography