Nudaluce

The photography of Alessandro Burato, a portrait photographer based in Tuscany and available throughout Italy.

Black‑and‑white close‑up of a woman lying on a pillow: face fills the frame, eyes open looking at the camera; a hand near the face with fingers touching the cheek; dark hair pulled back; soft side light shaping eyebrows, nose and lips.

Irene, 2022

“Have you ever read Mr. Gwyn?”

A friend said it to me for the first time as we were leaving the B&B where I had photographed her.

“No,” I replied, curious.

“Read it — you’ll find someone you know.”

Black‑and‑white half‑length portrait: smiling woman seated on a bed, short curly hair; direct gaze at the camera; arms folded around knees pulled to the chest; generous bare breasts partially covered by the arms; tattoos visible on the right shoulder and left arm; soft frontal light.

Eleonora, 2023

Color indoor portrait: woman kneeling on the floor, leaning forward and smiling toward the camera. Dark hair over the shoulders; face with slightly closed eyes, nose and smiling mouth; neck and collarbones visible; shoulders and arms extended supporting the body; breasts covered by a black bra with thin straps; bare abdomen; hips and thighs folded under her; black panties. Lateral natural light defines skin and body lines; blurred home interior with terrazzo floor and a glass wall on the right.

Ayuka, 2022

Black‑and‑white tight portrait, half‑figure: woman seated on a couch, direct gaze, short dark hair; arms at her sides, tattoos on shoulder and arm; wearing a bra with thin straps covering her breasts; soft frontal light defining eyes, nose and lips.

Chiara M, 2022

Outdoor shot of a woman seated at a table wearing glasses and eating; she is lifting her T‑shirt with her left hand exposing part of her left breast and nipple while looking to the side; a bottle of beer sits on the table between her and the photographer; natural light, blurred outdoor environment in the background.

Chiara, 2018

Color close-up of a woman with long dark hair, breasts partially visible in the frame; contemplative expression with eyes cast downward, lips closed; natural light highlighting skin and facial features; blurred neutral background.

Gaia, 2018

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short curly hair; eyes closed, relaxed face, wearing a black top with thin straps; soft frontal light, blurred stone background.

Alice, 2020

Full-frontal black-and-white nude cropped at shoulder height; breasts exposed, one hand clasping the opposite forearm while the other hand covers the lower abdomen over the womb; fair skin with natural texture, soft light emphasizing the contours of the chest; blurred neutral background.

Alice, 2020

Black-and-white close-up of a woman with short curly hair; eyes open, relaxed face, wearing a black top with thin straps; soft frontal light, blurred stone background.

Alice, 2020

Intimate black-and-white portrait; a woman seated on a padded surface with knees bent to her chest and arms wrapped around them, torso slightly leaning forward; short hair, tattoos visible on her left forearm; calm expression with closed lips and gaze toward the viewer; soft light from the left shaping her face and arms.

Elisa, 2015

Indoor half-length shot with a red wall; a topless woman holding a cigarette between the fingers of her right hand near her lips, photographed while smoking; direct, penetrating gaze into the camera, steady frontal pose; no tattoos visible; fair skin with strong contrast against the red wall; a painting and a soft lamp are visible in the background.

Nicoletta, 2016

Full-figure portrait in natural light; a woman seated on a light sofa with her torso leaning back, arms raised above the head in a stretching gesture, wearing a dark sleeveless dress exposing the shoulders; expression relaxed with closed eyes and a slight smile; wooden floor visible and diffuse overhead light highlighting the fabric texture.

Lila, 2015

Black-and-white close-up of a reclined woman; head tilted back, eyes closed, neck and collarbones prominently visible, upper chest exposed; skin texture pronounced and strong light creating shadows on the cheekbones and under the chin; blurred dark background.

Lila, 2015

I spent half a summer afternoon getting to know her, camera in hand but rarely shooting. We laughed, joked, encouraged — and sometimes I got emotional — and I helped her feel at ease.

BW close-up of the face with a serene expression; fair skin with visible freckles, eyes open looking at the camera, lips closed and wavy hair falling over the shoulders; soft frontal light that minimizes shadows; framing includes the face down to the shoulders.

Laura, 2016

Polaroid-style image: a woman shown topless to the chest, wet or tousled hair falling on the shoulders, gaze directed at the camera with a neutral expression; characteristic white Polaroid border visible around the photograph; direct flash light producing sharp shadows behind the subject.

Laura, 2016

Black-and-white portrait of a shaved-head woman wearing an open leather jacket; upper torso exposed to the chest with breasts visible, direct confident gaze toward the camera; fair skin with small marks or moles on the chest, soft frontal light that minimizes facial shadows.

Federica, 2016

Black-and-white photograph showing a shaved-head woman from the waist up; both arms are raised above the head with hands resting at the crown. Her head is tilted back, eyes closed and mouth slightly parted, conveying a calm or quietly euphoric expression. The torso is fully visible including the chest and breasts; the skin shows a few dark moles. Side lighting produces strong contrast and deep shadows along the sides of the body; the background is plain and dark.

Federica, 2016

Color close-up of a woman's face with short curly hair; direct gaze at the camera, neutral expression with closed lips, fine lines and small wrinkles visible around the eyes; framing includes the face down to the shoulders, soft frontal light shaping the features and a plain light background with no distracting elements.

Roberta, 2016

Angled close‑up of the face with a slight smile; bare shoulders with a blue strap visible, hair falling to one side, warm light.

Isabel, 2014

Black-and-white torso close-up from the neck to the mid-abdomen; the face is not visible in the frame; small bare breasts with superficial veins clearly visible across the chest and collarbones; a dark choker wrapped around the neck; fair skin, side lighting highlighting veins and muscle contours; blurred neutral background.

Isabel, 2017

Sometimes I fell silent, kept my distance, almost trying to disappear, while through the viewfinder a woman, stiff and awkward at first, opened up, grew more comfortable, became fluid, moving one way then another, on her own or following my direction.

Black-and-white portrait of a woman seated on a light sofa with legs crossed in front of her; torso slightly leaning forward and long hair covering her breasts; hands clasped in front of her feet, smiling with eyes partially closed; soft, diffused light from a window behind the camera.

Nada, 2015

Black-and-white portrait of a shaved-head woman with her head tilted upward and mouth open in a smile; nude from the waist up with shoulders and breasts exposed, smooth skin with a few visible moles; natural side light creating soft shadows on the torso and face; neutral light background.

Federica, 2016

Out-of-focus full-figure black-and-white nude: a woman standing with her body slightly arched backward, arms at her sides, face not sharply in focus but recognizable; strong back light creating a luminous rim around the silhouette.

Angela, 2017

Black-and-white half‑length portrait; a woman with exposed breasts framed from the chest to the shoulders, gaze slightly to the side with a faint smile, dark hair falling on the shoulders, small moles visible on the chest; soft frontal light shaping the features, plain dark background.

Azzurra, 2016

Black‑and‑white interior scene with strong motion blur: nude woman jumping on a bed, elongated blurred body; hair flying, arms and legs in motion; bare breasts and belly hinted by the blur; large decorative ‘PARIGI’ writing on the wall; a mirror on the right partially reflects her nudity; window in the background.

Irene, 2022

Without the arrogant, unrealistic pretense of capturing the “soul” of the woman in front of me — an impossible task, especially for an atheist like me — I kept a donnal diary in images, guided by a gaze that is sincere, empathetic, fascinated, and never judgmental.

Nude figure lying on the floor with arms outstretched; top light casting sharp shadows, wooden floor, dark background.

Francesca, 2014

Nude figure curled on a dark sofa; knees to chest with arms wrapped, side light on the back, dim room.

Marta, 2014

Nude figure seated on a low couch; knees drawn up with arms around legs, head tilted, side lighting, wooden floor.

Arianna, 2014

Color close-up with soft light; a woman with exposed breasts against a uniform gray background, short curly hair framing the face, skin appearing damp, eyes looking at the camera, lips closed; framing includes the face and upper torso, no objects or distracting elements in the background.

Silvia, 2015

Indoor black‑and‑white: woman lying prone on a bed with light sheets; framing from below, centered on the lower part of the buttocks. Visible lower back, buttocks in the foreground with clear tan lines, top of the thighs; hips and a hint of abdomen slightly out of focus; arms not visible. Soft lateral natural light; slightly blurred, out‑of‑focus mood.

Elisa, 2021

Nada, 2016

Vertical close‑up of the face with eyes closed; short hair, thin necklace at the neck, soft frontal light, dark background.

Francesca, 2014

Black-and-white close-up of a woman with a concentrated expression; dark hair, gaze angled downward, open shirt revealing part of the shoulder and a circular tattoo on the chest; side light emphasizing skin texture.

Francesca, 2017

Black-and-white portrait of a woman seated on a woven-back chair; her torso is bare and she covers her face with both hands, elbows resting on her knees; legs bent and slightly apart, fair skin, dark hair gathered or behind the head; side light creating strong contrast between the illuminated body and the dark background; framing shows the body from head to thighs, the face is not visible because it is covered.

Lara, 2017

Black-and-white close-up with a wide smile; a topless woman framed from the elbows to the face, eyes partially closed and mouth open in laughter; fair skin, loose hair framing the face; even lighting and neutral background.

Lara, 2017

I looked past modesty, beyond fears, and behind hands covering a heavy scar, the wrinkles around the eyes, a breast softened by motherhood, the bristly tuft like a cat’s back and, beneath it, a vertical smile — and when I called it that, you smiled too, and I photographed both.

Completely naked woman standing reflected in a mirror in a domestic interior; framing shows the body up to the breasts, hands on the hips with a cluttered table and chair visible behind the mirror, natural light from a window.

Chiara, 2020

Color indoor shot with noticeable motion blur: full‑figure nude woman walking toward the camera down a hallway. Dark hair, face blurred; shoulders and arms alongside the body; bare breasts with visible nipples; abdomen and pubic area visible; hips, thighs, knees and feet. Natural side light; blurred home interior with doors and furnishings.

Chiara, 2020

Polaroid‑style image: woman seated on a green couch, light furry coat, legs crossed, cigarette in hand, direct flash lighting.

Susanna, 2013

Polaroid‑like shot on a green backdrop; woman seated with bare shoulders, knees pulled to chest and arms around legs, bare feet.

Elisabetta, 2014

Photography, for me, is a place of exchange, a mutual reaction, a dual portrait of photographer and subject, where one offers a bare gaze and the other offers themselves bare to it.