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Gabriele Basilico (12 August 1944 – 13 February 2013) was an 
In the mid-1980s he was part of a group of photographers commissioned by the French Government to document the transformation of the Transalpine landscape.
In 1991 his photographs helped to document the effects of war on the Lebanese capital of Beirut with his celebrated work, "''Beirut 1991''".
His last public work was showcased in December 2012, at the inauguration of a new square,
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photographer who defined himself as "a measurer of space".
Born in Milan
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, Italy
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in 1944, he originally studied to become an architect before pursuing a career in photography. His initial works focused around traditional landscape photography, but he later shifted his focus to architectural photography
Architectural photography is the sub genre of the photography discipline where the primary emphasis is made to capturing photographs of buildings and similar architectural structures that are both aesthetically pleasing and accurate in terms of re ...
due to the influence of his previous studies in architecture. He achieved international fame in 1982 with his photographic report on the industrial areas of Milan, "''Ritratti di Fabbriche, Sugarco''".
In the mid-1980s he was part of a group of photographers commissioned by the French Government to document the transformation of the Transalpine landscape.
In 1991 his photographs helped to document the effects of war on the Lebanese capital of Beirut with his celebrated work, "''Beirut 1991''".
His last public work was showcased in December 2012, at the inauguration of a new square, Gae Aulenti
Gaetana "Gae" Aulenti (; 4 December 1927–31 October 2012) was an Italian architect and designer who was active in furniture design, graphic design, stage design, lighting design, exhibition and interior design. She was known for her contrib ...
, in Milan. The work consisted of a series of photographs that portrayed the Porta Nuova Project from its inception through completion.
The majority of Basilico's work was done using a traditional viewfinder camera and black and white film. He was awarded the Osella d'Oro at the 1996 Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...
.
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1944 births 2013 deaths Photographers from Milan Italian photographers 20th-century Italian photographers 21st-century Italian photographers {{Italy-photographer-stub