Tommaso Protti was born in Mantova, Italy, in 1986 and grew up in Rome. He graduated in Political Science and explored several career paths before and after his studies.

In 2010, he took his first steps with photography and in 2011 he moved to London where accomplished a Masters degree in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication.

Since then, he has worked as a freelance photographer devoting himself to documenting stories in Turkey, Italy and Brazil. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Albert Hall, Les Recontres d’Arles, Prix Bayeux-Calvados, Belfast Photo Festival, 10b photography gallery, Fotoleggendo and the Macro Museum in Rome and his work has been featured in internationally prominent publications including: The New York Times, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker and Le Monde among others.

Tommaso is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.