Background
Donato A. Pietrodangelo was born on February 17, 1950, in New York, United States.
Florida State University
Donato A. Pietrodangelo was born on February 17, 1950, in New York, United States.
Donato Pietrodangelo studied photography since childhood under the direction of his photographer father. He received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Communications from Florida State University in Tallahassee (1972 and 1973). In 1978 he did an independent study at IMP/GEH, Rochester, on the history and criticism of color.
A freelance photographer since 1972, Donato Pietrodangelo has also been teaching at the LeMoyne Art Foundation in Tallahassee since 1978 and edits the State of Florida HRS Access Magazine in the same city.
Quotations: My approach is straightforward, nonmanipulative medium- and large- format work. I have been researching and writing on the history and criticism of color photography.