The author, born in 1964, loves self-defining as a "supplier of wizardry." After graduating in electronic engineering he started working in the ICT department of a great Italian company. He has always been interested in photography also following its technological evolution. The quantum leap from film to digital cameras allowed him to combine this interest with the passion for IT. He lives in Rome, loves jazz music and sings in a gospel choir. He likes to consider himself as a chef manque.