Known for his incredible aerial photos and incisive reports inside the news, Massimo Sestini he is one of the most loved photographers on the Italian scene. To make people talk about themselves, this time, a little big mistake of distraction related to Sofia Goggia and his left foot. Let’s find out something more about the Tuscan photographer.
Who is Massimo Sestini
Year 1963 and originally from Prato, Tuscany, Massimo Sestini has always been considered one of the fmost famous otoreporters and authoritative in Italy. His love for photography was evident from a young age: Massimo tried his hand at photographing friends during parties. His attitude and professionalism made it what it might seem simply a hobby became his profession, making him one of the most influential photographers on the Italian scene.
The first real turning point occurred on 25 April 1979, during a concert by Lucio Dalla in Florence: Massimo, then 16 years old, showed up at Massimo Gramigni. His determination and skill are rewarded, making him the official photographer of the concert. Known for his unmistakable style due to his aerial shotsMassimo is the author of lots of covers and newspaper services such as The nation, Panorama, People, Today, The Express, Vanity Fair and many others.
The first scoops arrive in the 1980s, like the shots in the rapid 904 soon after the Christmas massacrebut also photos that have become cult such as those of Licio Gelli in prison in Geneva or of Princess Diana in a bikini, without forgetting the images of the disaster of Moby Princethe overturned Costa Concordia and the aerial photos of the attacks on Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
The photo with two left feet of Sofia Goggia
Even though you are talented and very qualified, you know, no one in life is infallible. Mistakes are the order of the day, especially for those who never stop and have always been committed to more varied projects. It is precisely because of a mistake that Massimo Sestini’s face instantly became one of the most nominated on the web of the last period. The question arises due to a cover shot of 7the weekly newspaper owned by Courier. A photo of the champion Sofia Goggia who aroused the laughter of the most attentive readers and not only because of a postproduction error. Sofia, in fact, has in that photo two left feet.
A oversight occurred in postproduction, according to the photographer commissioned to another professional, who, to improve the original, did not realize he had gave the champion the wrong foot.
Having learned the matter, Massimo Sestini agreed sorry publishing the photo on social media with a clarifying message: “A happened to me accident with the cover of 7 about Sofia Goggia. My postproducer decided to replace a foot that had a less beautiful location with another, without my knowledge, and he was wrong. Unfortunately I should have checked every single frame but I was leaving for Tierra del Fuego, where I boarded the Amerigo Vespucci, a two week trip who gave me no way to check his work with the necessary attention. I specify that from the editorial team dthe 7 I wasn’t asked for any post-production work. I apologize for this mistake with the readers, with the editorial staff and with Sofia Goggia whose feet are beautiful, even without touch-ups.”
