Manuele Elia Marano was born in Udine, the December 8, 1958. Graduated in Architecture, he follows for more years, at IUAV of Venice, the courses held by the photographer Italo Zannier. He has always been interested in the language of photography, formerly analog and then digital. Starting from architectural photography Marano has subsequently turned his interests also to the landscape and the human figure. His pictures are characterized by a careful compositional research and patient work in post-production, both of the negative or the digital file. He has participated in meetings, presentations, lectures and photo exhibitions, also academically.