Born in Milan in 1954, Gianni Galassi makes his debut as a still-life photographer at 16. His second love, the movies, leads him to Rome in 1979. He is hired as spots and documentaries director, and later as features' screenwriter and assistant director. He is now involved in film and TV post-production, as company owner, dubbing director and dialogue writer. Besides he lectures at the Bologna University, the Fondazione Cini in Venice, at the Lazio Terra Summer School. He never stopped taking pictures.