The photographer

Alessio Maximilian Schroder was born in Rome in 1985. At nineteen he moved to Austria where he studied philosophy and Slavic studies at the Universität Wien and photography at the Fotoschule Wien. After having lived for a while in Belgrade focusing on political and social issues of Eastern Europe, in 2010 he obtained a master's degree in photojournalism at ISFCI in Rome. In the following four years he moved between Tel Aviv, Vienna and Calcutta, developing projects related to the society. So in 2014 he started a research on transgender and transsexual communities in urban areas of West Bengal in India. He also began collaborating with the cinema working as a stage photographer for the film industry of Tollywood in Calcutta. In 2015, in Tel Aviv, he collaborated with director Ram Nehari for Do not Forget Me, awarded at the 35th Torino Film Festival, while in 2016 he worked as a stage photographer for director Ludwig Wüst with Departure. He currently lives and works in Calcutta, Rome and Vienna.

http://www.amschroder.com/

The publishing house

Seipersei was founded in 2012 as an independent publishing house specialized in photography. After progressing with the publication of five long-term projects, in 2016 Stefano Vigni, founder, decided to expand and open the publishing house and the exhibition space in Siena, also and above all, to young emerging Italian authors from the most important academies and Italian photography schools. Seipersei is a sighting laboratory of lateral visual thought engaged in the promotion of young Italian photographers. Seipersei deals mainly with social issues and projects of a certain intimacy that are appreciated by national and international photographic criticism; currently has more than 20 titles in the catalog.

https://www.seipersei.com/

The publisher

Stefano Vigni is an Italian photographer and independent publisher with strong graphic design attitudes, video and art direction experiences. Born in Siena in 1981 he is based in Tuscany: he deals with long term projects of documentary photography and reportage. Between 2012 and 2017 he published 5 photobooks. He reached a bachelor in photography and a European Master in Photography and Digital Imaging. His work as been showcased in national and international magazines and newspapers such as La Repubblica, Le Figaro, Il Fotografo, La freccia, Note, Foto8, FotoIT, Witness Journal, Private Photojournalim; his pictures has been published by Bas Lubberhuizen and Simon & Schuster. His portfolio includes a variety of important clients such as ANAS, Ferrovie dello Stato, UNHCR, UNOCHA, Hugo Boss, Canon, Kairos Film, Ina Assitalia, Allianz, Segis, Linklaters and the Municipality of Amsterdam city. He has collaborated with ONG such as COSV and SOS. His work has been represented by national and international agencies and galeries. His pictures have been exhibited in several photo festivals and museums. He teaches Self Publishing and Digital Photography at IED Milan and at LABA of Florence and he has several experiences as lecturer of photography in important public and private departments. He is the founder and the owner of Seipersei, independent photobooks' publishing house.

www.stefanovigni.com

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Infoline: Stefano +39 338 5283256 - info@seipersei.com

The shape of self

The shape of self