Luca De Santis (1976) lives and works in Milan, Italy. He is an Painter, art director, photographer and filmmaker.He is the founder and creative director of Cartography, a magazine dedicated to travel culture and contemporary exploration. His work includes documentary...
Read MoreLuca De Santis (1976) lives and works in Milan, Italy. He is an Painter, art director, photographer and filmmaker.
He is the founder and creative director of Cartography, a magazine dedicated to travel culture and contemporary exploration. His work includes documentary projects developed across different regions of the world, focusing on the relationship between individuals, place, and cultural identity.
He collaborates with companies and institutions across culture, fashion, design, art, and architecture, producing photographic and film projects for both public and private sectors. His work has been featured in international publications such as La Biennale di Venezia Magazine, Architectural Digest, The Financial Times, L’Officiel, ArtTribune, Microsoft.it, I-D.vice.com, Wired.it, Vogue.it
Awards & Selections
Geography (2022–2026)
Best Documentary and Best Experimental Film at the Berlin Kiez Film FestivalBest Documentary at the Cine Paris Film FestivalOfficial selection at Indie Berlin Film Festival, Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles International Film Festival, and Cannes International Film Festival Online
Belief (2022)
Winner at the Hermetic International Film FestivalOfficial selection at Ferrara Film Festival, Carole Film Festival, and River Film Festival
Artist Statement
Travel is a fundamental tool in his practice for understanding the world and its transformations.
His research focuses on human evolution, with a particular interest in anthropology and multidisciplinary fields concerned with relationships between people and environment, such as human geography. Through photography and film, he explores how communities inhabit space, patterns of movement and migration, and their social and environmental impact.
