Gusmano Cesaretti (born July 24, 1944) is an Italian self-taught photographer and artist from Lucca, Italy. He has also worked in films as a producer and visual consultant. He is one of the first photographers to document the East Los Angeles street culture,[1] and has produced photojournalistic works in locations around the world including North, Central, and South America, Southeast Asia, China, and Africa. His current work focuses on Midwest Middle America.
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Cesaretti has documented Los Angeles lifestyles,[2] the Klique car club,[3] Chicano street barrio culture,[4] and LA gang life.[5]
Cesaretti created series of photographs in Cuba, Bolivia, Panama, Brazil, China, Thailand, Lebanon, Israel, Africa, and Chicago's South Side and Cabrini–Green Housing Project. These photographic studies are documented on his web site.
Cesaretti has worked closely with film directors Michael Mann, Tony Scott, and Mark Forster, to create the look and feel of many feature films, including Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Public Enemies, The Taking of Pelham 123, Quantum of Solace, Collateral, Heat, Miami Vice, Manhunter and Ali.
Gusmano has been married to Rosa Cesaretti since 1981, they have one son together, Composer Vasco Cesaretti(born Dec.26th, 1990). He also has one daughter from a previous marriage, Tosca Cesaretti.