Career
After taking care of the cinematography of the second unit for the peplum film Romulus and Remus (1961) by Sergio Corbucci, he began his career as cinematographer with two other peplum films, both directed by Alberto De Martino, Due contro tutti (1962) and Perseo l"invincibile (1963). In mid-60s he started working in more significant films, such as Un uomo a metà by Vittorio De Seta and Le stagioni del nostro amore by Florestano Vancini. Di Palma later reached the peak of his career in 70s, when he signed the cinematography of notable titles such as Lina Wertmüller"s The Seduction of Mimi, Valerio Zurlini"s Indian Summer and Ettore Scola"s Ugly, Dirty and Bad.
Later Di Palma never returned to major productions, working mainly for Italian television and prematurely ending his career at the beginning of the nineties.