Born in Puglia in 1962, he moved permanently to Milan after living in various European cities. Di Napoli has developed his own style which is characterized by tight empathy between the photographer and model, sensuality and elegance. He works continuously since 2003 with Vanity Fair portraying celebrities from the worlds of music, entertainment and culture International, and is also active as a portraitist for fashion and beauty. His work has also been published in various international magazines including Vogue Gioiello, Flair Living, Max, Zoom International, Mare, Leica International, Zeit Magazine, Le Monde 2, Liberation, Corriere della Sera. In 2010 he edited the official image of the Tour “2010 Work in Progress”, the exceptional and historic reunion of the songwriters Lucio Dalla and Francesco De Gregori. This work was ranked first in the prestigious Mediastars 2011, the technical awards of Italian advertising, also winning the special star for photography. In 2011 and 2012 he was the official photographer of the “Pubs and Clubs Tour” by Francesco De Gregori, the “Pubs and Clubs Live @ The Place” which has also made the cover of the CD and the “Factory Tour” of 2012. The serene atmosphere, empathy and discretion that is created in the sets Gianluigi Di Napoli was happily highlighted by Francesco De Gregori, “The gift dell’invisibiltà, for a photographer is like the voice for a singer, pretty much everything thou knowest really make you invisible while I talk to you I forget your presence, magically disappear and then reappear with your amazing photos. ” In 2009 he was appointed to the “The International Color Award”, in 2008 is semi-finalist in “The Hasselblad Masters Award” , in 2008 he won the Gold Award at the “National Gold Ink Awards” for the Calendar Fontegrafica, calendar very well known and prestigious in the international advertising environment. In 2006 he realizes the official image and photos for the piece of the director Pippo Delbono “Questo buio feroce.” In 2004, with the Cirque du Soleil produces the photographic exhibition “In the heart of Saltimbanco” becoming institutional exhibition of the show “Saltimbanco” remained exposed for two months at the Supper Club of Rome and more than three months at the Atelier Renault Champs-Elysées Paris. Recently he has started making the direction of video and booktrailers. The trailer of the book “Jesus and the end of season sales” was awarded first place in its category