I photograph people at work and the places they work in. — Rayan Tazi, Documentary and portrait photographer
Most of my projects start with a conversation and end with a long printed series.
Career & selected work
Freelance
Documentary photographer
2016 — now
Commissions for magazines, foundations and small businesses.
La Stampa
Photo assistant
2013 — 2016
Assisted staff photographers and managed the picture archive.
Project
The Last Foundry
A year inside the last iron foundry in the valley. Shown at a gallery in Turin.
35mmMedium format
Project
Market Hours
Portraits of stallholders before dawn.
Digital
Project
Hands
A portrait series of craftspeople's hands.
Large format
Project
Night Shift
Hospital cleaners and bakers at 4 a.m.
Digital
Istituto Europeo di Design
Diploma, Photography
Languages
Italian: native · English: fluent