Alberto Maretti was born in 1983 in Varese and in 2009 he started working as freelance photographer. He improved his skills by attending masters in visual communication and photojournalism at the John Kaverdash Academy in Milan and studied darkroom technique and digital photographic post-production. He also attended the War Reporting Training Camp, a HEFAT training specialized for reporters working in crisis areas. Since then, he has been co-operating with several international magazines and newspapers, doing reportages focused on social and humanitarian issues. He works mainly abroad on reportage stories, long-term projects and breaking news.