OTTAVIO CELESTINO At the very beginning of

OTTAVIO CELESTINO
At the very beginning of his career, Ottavio Celestino gets noticed for his works in the field
of social reportage, which earns him exhibitions and publications on different magazines.
Since 1990, he starts working with the most important advertising agencies in Rome, Milan
and Turin. Over the past ten years, Celestino launches hundreds of national and
international advertising campaign, spanning from fashion to portraiture.
His artistic production is intensive, and he helds many solo and collective exhibitions, both
in Italy and abroad. Celestino is the author of calendars for Croce Rossa Italiana /2006;
2007) and Cassa Edile (2008). In 2007, he’s selected to direct the new campaign for
Regione Campania, supervised by J.W.Thomson agency. In 2008 he tributes a
performance - commissioned by Comune di Roma and Ente Eur - to artist Mark Rothko. In
2012 he’s listed among the 200 BEST AD PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLD WIDE by Lüzers’s
Archive; the same year, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri supports the project “Luoghi
della Memoria” – photo shooting of monuments and historical architectures restored on the
occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Italian unification. Celestino teaches at ISFCI (Istituto
Superiore di Fotografia Integrata) in Rome; he’s member of ART DIRECTOR CLUB
ITALIA.