where i come from

I'm Bruno Bertini—a visual journalist from Brescia, Italy, with roots that stretch to Africa. That dual heritage shaped how I see the world: always a bit of an outsider, always curious about how other people live and what we share beneath our differences.

the path here

I didn't start here. I studied marketing and international business, spent years understanding how to communicate strategically and what moves people. But I never wanted that life. What I wanted was this: to make images that matter, to write stories that illuminate something true, to spend my days exploring the human experience rather than selling things.

the leap

So I left. Traded stability for uncertainty, comfort for a camera bag and a laptop. I studied photography formally in Nepal and informally everywhere I've traveled—learning from the work itself, from the people who trusted me with their portraits, from the chaos of protests and the calm of studio sessions.

What I do now

I've covered civil unrest in Kathmandu, the fashion week in Hanoi, quiet mornings in Varanasi, and everything in between—across four continents and counting. My Wandering Focus series is an ongoing exploration: approaching strangers wherever I land, asking for their portraits, discovering what surfaces in those brief encounters. Beyond photography, I write about what I observe—not just the visual stories, but the political and social contexts that shape them.

What I believe

Photography carries responsibility. Every time someone lets me photograph them, they're trusting me with something. I try to honor that. I shoot honest moments, not flattering fictions. I write the stories that give context to images. And I keep moving, because the next story is always somewhere I haven't been yet.

If my approach resonates—whether that's a portrait session, a documentary project, written content, or something I haven't imagined yet—I'd love to hear from you.