Framing Nostalgia: The Timeless Muskoka Chair
A Seat by the Water, a Story in the Making There’s something about a Muskoka chair that instantly transports me back to quiet mornings by the lake. The kind where the mist still clings to ...
I’m an award-winning photographer based in Toronto, Canada. My photography focuses on landscapes, wildlife and, occasionally, lifestyle.
I grew up near Venice in Italy and moved to Canada in the late ‘90s, working in the publishing industry, mostly architecture and design.
I started photographing with the desire to express emotions and to give people new ways of seeing things under a different light. I’m absolutely not a morning person, but I love editing pictures until well into the night.
My work has been featured by National Geographic, The Atlantic, Azure magazine, Designlines magazine, N-Photo magazine, and many more publications. I have also collaborated as an influencer with such brands and public organizations as the European Travel Commission, Royal Bank of Canada and the City of Hamilton.
2014
1st Prize & People’s choice award
Nikon Canada – Identity contest, part of Scotiabank Contact Photography festival
2013
Honorable Mention
Animal Photo contest organized by Santa Fe Workshops
2012
1st Prize – Environment category
“THE WORLD WE LIVE IN” Photo contest by Photolife Magazine
2012
Honorable Mentions in Nature & Architecture
International Photography Awards – IPA
2012
Photographer in Distinction – 2012 Wildlife & Nature
Canadian International Digital Photography Award – CIDPA
2011
Honorable Mention in Architecture
International Photography Awards – IPA
Images from National Geographic Traveler
The Atlantic – article by Alan Taylor
Haunting Images of ‘Dark Venice’
The Weather Channel – article by Lorraine Boissoneault
Mysterious Photos of Venice Cloaked in Darkness
My Modern Met – article by Pinar Noorata
Alessandro Cancian: il fotografo che ferma le ali dei signori del cielo
Now Magazine Italia
Dark Venice di Alessandro Cancian
Clickblog.it – Article by Serena Vasta
N-Photo Magazine
Travel article featuring one of my shots of Venice
Nikon Canada
Scotiabank Contact Festival – Identity Contest Page and Social Media
Mondo della fotografia in vetrina
La Nuova Sardegna – article by Tamara Peddis
Influencer Photographer: European Travel Commission
Europe
Influencer Photographer: Royal Bank of Canada – Avion Visa
Toronto – Canada
Social Influencer: City of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario – Canada
2013
Festival Nazionale di fotografia
Iglesias, Sardegna – Italy
A Seat by the Water, a Story in the Making There’s something about a Muskoka chair that instantly transports me back to quiet mornings by the lake. The kind where the mist still clings to ...