Sergio Pitamitz (Born 1968) was born in Italy and has both Italian and French citizenship. His Stock Photos are distributed worldwide by Danita Delimont, Corbis, Getty Images, National Geographic Creative, World Imagery, Robert Harding Hemis.fr, and Biosphoto. He loves traveling and is very curiosity about foreign cultures. He also has strong passion for Africa and natural world. All these have led him to the geographical reportage and to wildlife photography. His works have been featured in numerous travel guides, books, magazines, and have appeared on AD campaigns. Some of the awards he has received include Best of Photojournalism (National Press Photographers Association), Environmental Photojournalist of the Year, Oasis International Photo Contest, National Wildlife Photo Contest, Al-Thani Award for Photography, etc. Pitamitz’s advertising and corporate assignments include Budapest Tourist Office, Guatemala Tourism Board, Wilderness Safaris, Seychelles Tourist Board, Dimontonate, Endeavour Safaris, MC Solutions, BTicino-Legrand, Procter and Gamble, Whirlpool, and Hewlett Packard.
His photography career began in reportage photography and Formula 1 racing. French agency Sipa Press engaged him as their contract photographer in 1996. This is one of the top three photojournalism agencies in the world. The photographer has visited every continent and more than 70 countries around the world, from Australia to Americas, from Antarctica to Arctic, from Asia to Africa and Middle East. The publications that bear his photographs include Le Point, The New York Times, Stern, In Viaggio, Panorama Travel, Travel and Leisure, Oasis, Lonely Planet, Geo Magazine, Figaro Magazine, Newsweek, Condé Nast Traveler, International Herald Tribune, CNN Traveler, The Guardian, Africa Geographic.
